On May 13, 1948, one day before the termination of the British mandate of Palestine, as the last British column was leaving the Old City,

קַח אֶת הַלְוִיִּם תַּחַת כָּל בְּכוֹר בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת בֶּהֱמַת הַלְוִיִּם תַּחַת בְּהֶמְתָּם וְהָיוּ לִי הַלְוִיִּם אֲנִי יְדֹוָד: במדבר ג׳ מה כִּי לִי כָל בְּכוֹר

Bava Metzia 63b “If I make the slightest mistake, imagine how many people will be eating non-kosher meat because of me,” said the town shochet,

Picture a loving grandmother who raised her child and grandchildren. Unfortunately, the grandmother is diagnosed with Stage Four cancer. The chances of a medical cure

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One would think that the world of our Eastern European ancestors held the teachings of our holy Torah in the highest esteem. Yet, Yiddish aphorisms

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This week’s portion teaches us about the special role of firstborns in biblical times. They had certain unique privileges—as well as special obligations. That’s the

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  Yibum Devarim 25:4-11 teaches that when two brothers are alive at the same time, and one dies without children, the wife is not allowed

Judaism asserts that nothing is random. Large-scale events in particular are divinely authored and possess both purpose and design. Hashem isn’t arbitrary and doesn’t abandon