In the mid 1960s, renowned philosopher, author and educator Professor Abraham Joshua Heschel, z”l, was chairman of the rabbinic program admissions committee at the Jewish
May I wear leather arch supports in my non-leather shoes on Tisha B’av? Most of the sources on the prohibition of wearing shoes relate to
At a conference of neurological science with hundreds of neurologists in attendance, a particular kind of disorder was discussed among all the scientists and doctors.
As the fast of the Ninth of Av approaches closer we must ask ourselves, why are we fasting? There are multiple reasons but one, is
In the late 1940s, Rav Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman—the Ponevezher Rav—was raising money to purchase plots of land to build a yeshiva in Bnei Brak, which
Before the Germans captured the city of Warsaw in the 1939 Blitzkrieg, there were 360,000 Jews in the Polish capital. Its Jews were forced into
This week we prepare for Tisha B’Av, the day we mourn the loss of the Beit Hamikdash and many other tragedies we have endured as
When visiting Yerushalayim during the days leading up to Tisha B’Av, there are a few places that one can truly feel and see the vestiges
Last year, we noted the tremendous challenge that we all face each year as we approach Tisha B’Av. It is a time when we are
L’iuli nishamot Reuven ben Shaul, z”l and Aliza Talia Sara bat Dena Rachel, z”l. We are a few days away from the climactic day of
As we draw closer to Tisha B’Av, when we remember the destruction of the First and Second Temples, I wonder how those ancient losses connect
Part II Last week, we discussed the first Bar-Kochba letter findings at the caves of Murabba’at. This week, we will discuss Nahal Hever. This site
