Asara B’Tevet marks the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem that would ultimately result in Churban Bayit Rishon (the destruction of the First Temple). It is the
Most religions have some version of an afterlife. To many people, it is almost synonymous with religion itself. It is rather strange that Judaism gives
If you’ve ever been to Israel for Chanukah, you may see Egged buses with signs that proudly proclaim “Chag Urim Sameach,” “Happy Festival of Lights.”
The situation has become dire. An elderly father traumatized by the death of his favored son and the imprisonment of another child refuses to dispatch
Last month my wife and I felt ill with aches and flu-like symptoms. We got tested for COVID-19 and yes, we tested positive. So did
Yosef is sitting in prison not just for a few days or a year, but for 10 years. The Torah refers to his location as
The tzadik Rebbe Shlomo of Karlin would, from time to time, prefer to light Chanukah menorah with thick wax candles, rather than oil. The talmidim
I wear my tallit in shul when I daven. I come on time so that when services begin I am ready. I remove my tallit
What does Dirshu do to celebrate the tremendous milestone of completing an entire chelek of Mishnah Berurah during an era of corona restrictions? They do
Yaakov was inconsolable. He sent his favorite son Yosef to check on his brothers in Shechem, but Yosef never returned. Yosef’s brothers have sold him
On Thanksgiving, while most Americans were thinking about eating turkey, Agra D’Pirka’s legal holiday program had a top lineup of rabbanim talking turkey! Agra D’Pirka
This weekend marks the 19th of Kislev—known throughout the Jewish world as “Yat Kislev”—a worldwide celebration of chasidus. Approximately 220 years ago, the first Lubavitcher
