“Our Father, our King! For the sake of our forefathers who trusted in You, and whom You taught statutes of life, so too, be gracious

A number of years ago—on Chol Hamoed Pesach—the Staum family enjoyed an indoor rock climbing facility. The facility boasts numerous 40-foot climbs to the roof

בַּדֶּרֶךְ יְחִידִי וְ(הַ)מְפַנֶּה לִבּוֹ לְבַטָּלָה, הֲרֵי זֶה מִתְחַיֵּב בְּנַפְשׁוֹ: (אבות ג:ד) רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, הַמְהַלֵּךְ בַדֶּרֶךְ וְשׁוֹנֶה וּמַפְסִיק מִמִּשְׁנָתוֹ וְאוֹמֵר, מַה נָּאֶה אִילָן זֶה וּמַה

דַּבֵּר אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם שַׁבָּתוֹן זִכְרוֹן תְּרוּעָה מִקְרָא קֹדֶשׁ  (ויקרא כג:כד) “Speak to Bnei Yisroel and tell them:

Our parsha brings up the incident of the mekalel, the person who committed the atrocious and severe sin of blaspheming Hashem. How did he come

Movers once broke a keg of wine belonging to Rabbah bar bar Chana. He seized their cloaks, as restitution for his loss. They came before

After my many decades of counting, it is time to deal with this issue. Let us first look at the Acharonim. This is straightforward. The

“Have you heard of Moshe Ben Porat?” I receive many such inquiries, but this one startled me. “We are writing a Torah scroll in memory

 Many of the mitzvot listed in the beginning of Parashat Emor are exclusive to Kohanim. I was always irritated by this parsha because I am

So far, we’ve highlighted the Torah’s description of the Jewish people as Hashem’s army, explored three aspects of such a description, and provided two examples

Today is the ninth yahrtzeit of Harav Aharon Lichtenstein (May 23, 1933–April 20, 2015). I had the privilege of learning Torah, and perhaps, more relevant

There is a fascinating sequence of commands in the great “holiness code” with which our parsha begins, that sheds light on the nature not just