Here we are—at the very end of the Torah—and the Jewish people suddenly get a new name, used for the first time here and for

Day of Purification Though we generally associate Yom Kippur with atonement, the Torah defines taharah (purification) as the day’s goal. “For on this day, He

For decades now, I’ve observed a personal minhag to share a dvar Torah at every Shabbat and holiday meal, whenever we are at home and

Although I have lived in Monsey for most of my life, I am not a Monsey native. My formative years were spent living in the

There was great rejoicing when a shidduch was made between the families of the Rhizner Rebbe, Reb Yisroel Friedman, and the Riminover Rebbe, Reb Zvi

Is there a more perfect month for us to read parshat Haazinu? Hashem had asked Moshe and Yehoshua in parshat Vayelech to write a song

There’s a heartwarming story told about two of the greatest chasidic rebbes of the 18th century, who grew up as best friends. Rav Avraham Twersky,

In 1924 the Yaboliner Rebbe, Rav Yechezkel Taub led his followers to Palestine where they established Kfar Hasidim. Unfortunately things soon began to go bad:

I recently posted a question on a religious social group on Facebook: “Should newlyweds write thank you notes for wedding/engagement gifts? I grew up with

Editor’s note: This series is reprinted with permission from “Insights and Attitudes: Torah Essays on Fundamental Halachic and Hashkafic Issues,” a publication of TorahWeb.org. The

Was Yitzchak a willing participant in the Akedah? Two great commentators to the Chumash, the Radak and Ibn Ezra, debate this question. The Radak (Bereishit

When Adam was in Gan Eden, Hashem told him not to eat from the etz hadaat, “… for on the day you shall eat from