In this week’s parsha, Hashem instructs Moshe to go to battle with Midyan, in revenge for having caused Bnei Yisrael to sin with Baal Peor.

Although Nachal Zered is one of the encampments mentioned in the nation’s travels (Bamidbar 21:12), it isn’t listed as one of the encampments in Parshas

כֹּה אָמַר יְדֹוָד מַה מָּצְאוּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם בִּי עָוֶל כִּי רָחֲקוּ מֵעָלָי וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי הַהֶבֶל וַיֶּהְבָּלוּ.  (ירמיה ב:ה) In this week’s haftarah, the second of the

Blessings, prayers, Torah learning and mitzvot, this has been amplified post Oct. 7. Why is that? Why do Jews feel the need to start wrapping

In Parshat Matot, Hashem tells Moshe to go to battle against Midian, the nation who caused the Jewish people to sin, resulting in the death

A few years ago, there was a major heat wave in the New York area over Sheva Asar b’Tammuz. With temperatures in the upper 90s

Do impressions matter? Is it our sole concern to do the right thing, or should we care about what others think about our choices? Our

The 12 children who were murdered on July 27 in Majdal Shams in a Hezbollah attack have been laid to rest. Significantly, last Shabbat morning

Part I As we find ourselves in the period of Bein Ha-Metzarim, the Three Weeks, the need for communal introspection is at once self-evident and

Over the past few months, we have discussed three fundamental questions: 1) What is the purpose of life? 2) What is my role in accomplishing

Every summer, Jewish communities observe The Three Weeks. For these 21 days, the community refrains from having weddings. shaving, getting haircuts and other customs. The

“I heard of one man who was an atheist for a year, and then gave it up because there were no holidays.” – Bishop Fulton