The mitzvah of Shabbat is so seminal that it surfaces in five different parshiyot in Sefer Shemot. Among these “appearances” is the discussion of Shabbat

Going for the gold on this one was not in their best interest. The Sin of the Golden Calf was one of the most detrimental

Having already delineated the structural components of the Mishkan, in Parshat Tetzaveh the Torah depicts the wardrobe of the kohanim. By way of introduction, the

During the time of the first Beit Hamikdash, Chavakuk beseached Hashem that death be eliminated from the Jewish people (see Midrash Rabbah 38:2). He quoted

At every moment of each day we are making decisions about what is most important to us. What gets to the top of the list

The simple home of HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein, shlita, venerated senior rosh yeshiva of Ponevezh, is not usually a venue for public celebrations. The Rosh

Parshat Terumah details the elaborate craftsmanship and artisanship employed in constructing a Temple for God. Ornate fabrics, precious metals and resplendent colors were collected and

The Midrash Tanchuma on this week’s parsha records an interesting and intriguing conversation between Turnus Rufus and Rebbe Akiva. Turnus Rufus asked Rebbe Akiva: “What

Rosh Chodesh this week was extra exciting. We started Adar Rishon—the beginning of two months of Adar required for a leap year. A curious thing

One could be forgiven for feeling jaded by incessant requests to fund organizations and individuals. After all, we are all inundated by tzedakah letters on

One of the primary themes of Har Sinai was the absence of any images associated with God. The heavens reverberated with the fulminating Divine voice,

Naaseh v’nishma, “we will do and we will hear”; these are the famous words klal Yisrael said when Hashem offered us the Torah. The Gemara