Rav Joseph Soloveitchik, zt”l once delivered a marvelous shiur regarding the great controversy between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. In the 23rd chapter of Vayikra

One of the potentially biggest themes in the Exodus from Egypt and the seder night is language. Psychologists and anthropologists have deemed language to be

The Sages tell us, “There are three partners in man—the Holy One, blessed be He, the father, and the mother” (Kiddushin 30b). Couples who are

Calling Pesach the holiday of freedom seems to be very paradoxical. We clean our houses, cars and offices in such onerous and arduous fashion, that

I have always been amazed by the “popularity” of the Pesach holiday. People who may not enter a synagogue more than three times a year

There are many expectations of members of the Orthodox community. We expect our young men and women to work hard in college and pursue lofty

The holiday of Purim celebrates the story told in the biblical book of Esther. Yet, as we read the Megillah, some people ask whether the

Since my childhood, I have been an avid reader. When I first discovered the joy of reading, I read everything I could get my hands

Many questions have arisen following the arrest, investigation and indictment of the youths suspected of committing crimes of violence and murder. The most important question

The giving of the Torah in the midbar gives me the opportunity to address this interesting word. It is very easy to intuit that the

There was a time in my college days when I seriously considered majoring in philosophy. The rabbinic training program in the yeshiva that I attended

Several years ago, a terrorist attempted to kill a Jewish boy in the center of Jerusalem. Thank God, the boy was only slightly wounded. People