Regarding the Korban Toda, our parsha states: “If he shall offer … a thanksgiving-offering, he shall offer with the feast thanksgiving-offering unleavened loaves mixed with
Notwithstanding the United Nations Security Council vote of this past Monday, Shushan Purim, whose full or even partial compliance was still far from guaranteed as
The tale is told of a famous Greek philosopher who was once caught in a morally compromising situation. His students cried out, “Our master, how
The Tachanun chapter in Rabbi Jachter’s “Bridging Traditions” (2021) inspired me to better understand the origin of this prayer. Before I read Rabbi Jachter’s book,
Translated by Yehoshua Siskin Recently, the somber news emerged that Major Daniel Perez, previously reported as a hostage, was tragically no longer among the living.
One episode from ninth grade sticks out when I think about hashkafa. A regular shiur was suddenly interrupted by a wild banging at the door,
Irena Sendler of Warsaw, Poland died on May 12, 2008 at the age of 98. During the Second World War, Irena got permission to work
Winston Churchill once said: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” If challenges yield complacency, unending
As one who has complete disregard for April Fool’s Day and the pranks that go along with it, I am intrigued by the Yiddish word
Learn the words in Hebrew to figure out the joke below: She knows – יוֹדַעַת She saw – רָאֲתָה Report card – תְּעוּדָה She predicted
Rav Yitzchok Ezrachi and Rav Raphael Abuchatzeirah address Amud HaYomi siyum in Buenos Aires. The floodgates opened! It happened during the drasha of HaGaon HaTzaddik,
The American Declaration of Independence speaks of the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Recently, following the pioneering work of Martin
