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

When people ask “How are you doing?” we typically reply “Baruch Hashem.” One might assume that this readily translates into “Thank God.” However, based upon

True achdus is forged only through Torah. This wonderful ideal was apparent earlier this month when gedolei Yisrael from across the spectrum—Sephardic, chasidish and Litvish—all

Like many people, I embrace denial when it comes to certain “visits,” such as my recent visit to the Department of Motor Vehicles. I went

The long-awaited moment has finally arrived…almost. For more than 2,000 years, humanity drifted aimlessly in a religious void. Torah had yet to descend to this