Lag Ba’Omer has come and gone, and we are now in the fifth of the seven weeks of the Omer. With seven days in each

Around my Shabbat table I like to ask thought-provoking questions that elicit discussion. The questions usually center around the parsha or around values. For example,

During the Second Temple era a terrible and internally divisive struggle raged within the Jewish people. Two students of an early Tana/rabbi named Antignos misunderstood

There are approximately 15 agricultural mitzvot belonging to the category of mitzvot teluyot ba’aretz, mitzvot that are hinged specifically to life in Israel. Yet, at

Some of us feel a little strange discussing Yom Kippur in the springtime. What’s the connection between Yom Kippur and Acharei Mos? Rav Dessler helps

I. Which Charity? Many people in the Jewish community have achieved varieties of financial success, allowing them the privilege of supporting many charities. This raises

Editor’s note: This text is excerpted from Dean Rachel Friedman’s speech at Lamdeinu’s Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration. On this 70th birthday of Medinat Yisrael, I have

David Hamelech calls out to God, “לא אמות כי אחיה, I will not die, I shall live,” (Psalm 118, Tehillim). A Jew recites this pasuk

At the burning bush, Moshe Rabbeinu is tasked with the mission of redeeming the Jewish people from Mitzrayim. As his first encounter with historical mission

When I was 20 years old I lost my voice for a few weeks. I attributed this to my learning in a large beis midrash

Let’s face it: technology has taken over our world. In countless ways, today’s amenities and style of living seems like the stuff of yesterday’s science

Some people seem to have a “green thumb.” Whatever they try to grow, be it flowers, vegetables, herbs or even trees, all grow beautifully. For