There are times in life when we struggle to find meaning in the face of tragedy. For example, why do bad people sometimes seem to

The Rambam authored a well-known principle known as the “golden mean” or the middle road. Every trait embedded within the human heart can ultimately prove

This weekend, as the U.S. celebrates Independence Day, we inevitably reflect upon the dramatic introduction of democracy into the human theater. Democracy and its values

Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, the chief rabbi of Yerushalayim, and Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook, the chief rabbi of Eretz Yisrael in the early 1900s, embodied

Among those who tallied along with Korach was an individual by the name of Ohn Ben Pelet. The Da’at Zekeinim tells us that although Ohn

A close friend of mine is the head of an out-of-town yeshiva high school. One day, one of the parents sponsored a “tzitzis project” so

Moshe launches a reconnaissance mission and expects honest reporting. We can’t possibly conquer this hotly contested country without accurate intel and without truthful information. Yet

You might be surprised to learn that the Torah discusses the topic of retirement. In Bamidbar we read the Levites had a mandatory retirement age.

Within the letters of the word shlach lies the story of the spies. They first chose out of free will to see a land despite

This week at Shaarei Orah, sadly, our minds shift to hilchot aveilut. We are in the middle of shiva for our beloved member Avi Gilad

The mighty fall fast and fall hard! Parshat Beha’alotecha begins by showcasing a confident nation, primed to enter the land of destiny and to usher

Avi was sitting in a Jerusalem restaurant with a group of Israelis who had recently committed to keeping Torah and mitzvos. The waiter brought watermelon