Renowned for their selfless hospitality and legendary hachnasas orchim, the Machlis family is a paragon of self-sacrifice in generous giving. The kiddush Hashem and positivity

Avraham, the original and defining Jew, saw beyond limitations. To him, every one of the wicked people of his time represented a potential tzaddik. He

L’Tov Lanu Moshe Rabbeinu uses his last words—eternalized by sefer Devarim—to encourage the Jewish people to continue following Hashem and observing His mitzvot after his

A game changer of the whole show: Avraham was told, from himself, to go. He became aware that he had to change, to take stock

וַיֹּאמֶר יְדֹוָד אֶל אַבְרָם לֶךְ לְךָ מֵאַרְצְךָ וּמִמּוֹלַדְתְּךָ וּמִבֵּית אָבִיךָ אֶל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַרְאֶךָּ (בראשית יב:א) “And Hashem said to Avram: ‘Go forth from your

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I was saved from a dangerous situation and was advised to make a seudat hodaya.

Why is it that the Torah tells us absolutely nothing about Avraham’s past? The midrashim are replete with beautiful stories reflecting the special qualities of

Recently, I suffered a widowmaker heart attack with a 10 % blockage. I was told that I had a 30% chance of not making it

A baraita on Bava Batra 130b seems to declare that we don’t rule from a straight reading of the Gemara. Thus: תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: אֵין לְמֵדִין

“Don’t walk in front of me I may not follow… Don’t walk behind me I may not lead… Just walk beside me and be my

I. A Gentile Writing A Letter in a Scroll? On October 7, 2024, Senator Lindsey Graham visited the Western Wall and filled in a letter

Aluma Ha’itan is the sister of Amichai Vanino, who fell in a heroic battle defending Kibbutz Kfar Aza on Simchat Torah. She wrote to me