In Megillah 21a, Rabbi Abahu declares that rebbi and talmid should be at the same physical level. Either teacher and student should sit on a

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For so many across the Jewish world, that name conveys an entire message. Users of All Daf and All Parsha, the two Torah platforms that

As the epidemic continues to unfold, we struggle with extremely complex dilemmas. We are now facing a bizarre and jarring situation in which world Jewry

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I have a friend who is a talented and experienced rebbi. A few years ago, several people encouraged him to start a new yeshiva high

In Parshat Shemot, while Moshe was shepherding he saw a miraculous event. As he went toward it he unknowingly came into the presence of Hashem.

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Megillah 4a and 4b Why is the Megillah read in Jerusalem on the l5th day of Adar, in New York on the 14th day of

A rosh yeshiva I learned by in Israel once made a very compelling comment. He said to the shiur that if you can’t say it

A few weeks ago we read about Pharaoh’s dream and Yosef’s interpretation. We all remember the seven good cows swallowed up by the seven weak