In 1966 an 11-year-old black boy moved with his parents and family to a white neighborhood in Washington. Sitting with his two brothers and two
The Rant A talmid shared a disturbing report of a history professor’s bizarre behavior. The professor devoted 45 minutes of the first day of her
Parshat Chayei Sarah Over the years, we have discussed the comparisons — as well as the contrasts — between the stories related in the parsha
A central mandate of the Jewish people is Kiddush Hashem, the sanctification of God’s name by making His presence felt in our world. Avraham was
When I was growing up there was hardly anything more exciting than receiving a package in the mail. We would open the package and admiringly
רַבִּי אוֹמֵר, אֵיזוֹהִי דֶרֶךְ יְשָׁרָה שֶׁיָּבוֹר לוֹ הָאָדָם? כֹּל שֶׁהִיא תִפְאֶרֶת לְעוֹשֶׂיהָ וְתִפְאֶרֶת לוֹ מִן הָאָדָם … (אבות ב:א) As we saw last time, Rabbi
Can you argue with your rebbe? It may seem that a student having a halachic dispute with his teacher is disrespectful. Also, if there is
Question: At a time of year when we do not mention rain in Shemoneh Esrei’s second beracha, the chazan started saying, “mashiv haruach …” People
Editor’s note: This series is reprinted with permission from “Insights & Attitudes: Torah Essays on Fundamental Halachic and Hashkafic Issues,” a publication of TorahWeb.org. The
One of the main storylines in Parshat Chayei Sarah is Eliezer’s journey to find a wife for Yitzchak. Incredibly, the Torah dedicates close to 70
The holy Rav Yosef Chaim Zonnenfeld, zt”l, was one of the great tzaddikim of Yerushalayim in the early part of the 20th century. A talmid
In Genesis 23:2, we are told that Sarah died and that Avraham came “lispod le-Sarah ve-livkotah.” “Livkotah” means “to cry.” But what does “lispod” mean?
