Eisav sold the bechora to his twin brother Yaakov, not even making much profit from it, but just for some simple lentils. Essentially, he sold

It is a clear halacha that every Jewish person is obligated to make every possible effort to save a life -—even to the point where

A Special Brit Milah On Simchat Torah, a brave officer who dashed off to rescue his Jewish brothers and sisters in Kibbutz Nir Oz, arrived

On Oct. 3, 1789, George Washington wrote the Thanksgiving Proclamation. In it, he recommended that “the people of the United States (have) a day of

Nobody likes dealing with bullies, but sometimes there is no choice in the matter. In this week’s Torah portion, Jacob had to contend with the

Abraham—the Sages were convinced—was a greater religious hero than Noah. We hear this in the famous dispute among the Sages about the phrase that Noah

Rabbi Yehoshua’s Wisdom Horayot 10a tells of Rabbi Yehoshua being prepared for a rare celestial event that could delay his travels (from the William Davidson

I participated in a study of leaders of Jewish institutions, examining what energizes us and what weighs us down. The goal was simple: to be

This week’s piece is dedicated to the refuah of my nephew- Noam Avraham ben Atara Shlomit. May Hashem grant him and all the other chayalim

Parshat Chayei Sarah Over the past years, I have shared with you the contrasting depiction of King David’s final days as described in our haftarah

Parashat Chayei Sarah focuses on two detailed narratives: Avraham’s purchase of a field with a cave as a burial place for Sarah, and his mission

The jihadist pogroms of 1929 referred to as, “Meorot Tarpat” (literally, the “events of 5689”), claimed the lives of 133 Jews, and injured hundreds more.