How many times do we have a knock on the door and don’t hear it? It’s not the physical knocks that we don’t always hear,
Life can be boring—even mind-numbing—-if we keep doing the same thing day after day. While doing things without thinking may be helpful for multi-tasking, it
I have magnificent in-laws. They are loving, generous and kind. In no manner, whatsoever, have they ever inadvertently precipitated a national disaster with repercussions reverberating
Last week, we observed that Abaye often referred to his uncle and teacher, Rabba bar Nachmani, as “Mar/Master.” Thus, when on Bava Metzia 107a, Abaye
The day after Yom Tov is called Isru Chag, which literally means “bind or connect the festival.” What is it all about? Where does Isru
This word appears 29 times in Tanach, all but one time in the plural. (The exception is Hoshea 5:8: “chatzotzrah.”) The most common spelling of
A number of years back, when Israel received a number of additional F-35 fighter planes from the United States, the following question was posed to
This vision is an inspiring one, but also a difficult one. It demands each person get to know themselves in a deep way — at
I. Preparing For Shabbos The key to success in anything you do is preparation. You want to ace a job interview? You need many things
At one hundred and seventy six verses, Naso is the longest of the parshiyot. Yet one of its most moving passages, and the one that
Rabbi Zeira’s 100 Fasts Daf Yomi participants recently learned an astounding report about Rabbi Zeira (Bava Metzia 85a). When this great (and colorful) Amora made
Right after Shavuos last year, I took my son on a hike called Stairway to Heaven, in Vernon, New Jersey. At the top of the
