If you, yourself, may not perform a melacha, you may not ask a non-Jew to perform it for you. This is true both for biblically

You’ve probably noticed that my titles are often known phrases or plays on words. Part of it is to pique your interest, and part of

The idea of ‘closure’ is a very popular one in the arena of mental health. A quick Google search of the term describes it as

Though Hashem controls the world, we are responsible for doing our part. We do not determine the ultimate result but are responsible for making good

“And Hashem said to Moshe, ‘Behold I shall cause bread to rain for you from the heaven, and the people shall go out and collect

A revolutionary educator and builder of Torah, the famed Alter of Slabodka, Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, zt’l, reoriented the focus of avodas Hashem on gadlus

In their first three years, trees produce fruit that are orlah, which we are forbidden to eat or derive any benefit from them. We exhibit

וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת-עַצְמוֹת יוֹסֵף, עִמּוֹ: כִּי הַשְׁבֵּעַ הִשְׁבִּיעַ אֶת-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, לֵאמֹר, פָּקֹד יִפְקֹד אֱלֹקים אֶתְכֶם, וְהַעֲלִיתֶם אֶת-עַצְמֹתַי מִזֶּה אִתְּכֶם.(שמות יג/יט) (At the time of the

One word is on everyone’s mind. During the past year, Israeli society was plagued by corrosive social rifts and vitriolic political disagreements. October 7 changed

Man’s Effort; God’s Support Parashat B’shalach Shabbat Shirah January 27, 2024 Upon reading this morning’s haftarah one can easily see the obvious connection that it

As we confront the latest wave of antisemitism and the war in Israel, we can look to “Shirat haYam,”or Song of the Sea, for inspiration.

“ויהי בשלח פרעה את העם….” Parshas Beshalach begins with Bnei Yisroel having left Mitzrayim, on their way, in the desert. We are on the cusp