
Is Bilaam Really That Bad? Yes, He Is.
Among the most wicked people of all time, Bilaam is included in an exclusive list in the Mishna: “Four commoners have no share in the
Among the most wicked people of all time, Bilaam is included in an exclusive list in the Mishna: “Four commoners have no share in the
Muhammad Deif, Donald Trump Who would have thought that the targeted assassination of Muhammad Deif would be eclipsed by the assassination attempt against Donald Trump?
We always lose when we lose our temper. In this week’s Torah portion, Bilaam makes a fool of himself when he loses his temper at
It took me two years to recover from the death of my father, of blessed memory. To this day, almost 20 years later, I am
Taanit 24a quietly presents the recipe for educational success. The Gemara tells of an area suffering from famine. In desperation, the community enlisted Rav, the
The beauty and elegance of Judaism lie in its masterful fusion of the rational and the irrational, creating a blended religious experience which both excites
When I was in summer camp, I loved buying cans of soda from the vending machine. Sometimes the soda can wouldn’t come out after inserting
In the verses immediately following the sin of the spies, we assume our leaders were exempt from punishment. However, perhaps, we are mistaken. We could
Parshat Chukat Although we often search to find a connection between the parsha and its haftorah, we have no need to wonder about Chazal’s selection
קַח אֶת הַמַּטֶּה וְהַקְהֵל אֶת הָעֵדָה אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ וְדִבַּרְתֶּם אֶל הַסֶּלַע לְעֵינֵיהֶם וְנָתַן מֵימָיו וְהוֹצֵאתָ לָהֶם מַיִם מִן הַסֶּלַע וְהִשְׁקִיתָ אֶת הָעֵדָה וְאֶת בְּעִירָם:
As Jews, we are characterized by the kol Yaakov, the voice of Yaakov, that is distinguished by both the spiritual power of prayer and the
Created Only After Man Human beings are different than the rest of the world’s species. We are the only ones who believe that our lives