“רַבִּי חֲנִינָא בֶן דּוֹסָא אוֹמֵר … כָּל שֶׁמַּעֲשָׂיו מְרֻבִּין מֵחָכְמָתוֹ, חָכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת. וְכָל שֶׁחָכְמָתוֹ מְרֻבָּה מִמַּעֲשָׂיו, אֵין חָכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת (אבות ג:ט): רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן עֲזַרְיָה
A change of scenery is always nice and our family really takes pleasure in coming to the Pocono Mountains each summer. Aside from enjoying being
Am Yisrael was at the banks of the Jordan River. The new generation of leaders had been appointed, and instructions regarding the division of the
Every year, I am the one who says Kaddish for my mother-in-law on her yahrtzeit. This year, it falls out during the 12th month of
Pinchas approaches Moshe. He says, “Moshe, I want to be a kohen.” “I’m sorry, you can’t be a kohen.” “But I really want to be
What did we really know about Bar-Kochba for two thousand years? The material in rabbinic literature was brief and the passages had a legendary quality
Today, Israel and the United States are Judaism’s two largest centers. While we share many qualities, there are many things that make us quite different.
About three hours north of Yerushalayim, toward the peak of the Golan Heights, lies the beautiful nature reserve of Tel Dan. Walking along the breathtaking
Forced evacuation and return. It is a saga of tragedy, struggle and triumph. Following the 1929 massacre in Hebron at the hands of Arab terrorists,
Last week, I was leafing through Yair Lapid’s “Memories After My Death: The Story of My Father, Joseph ‘Tommy’ Lapid” and a passage leaped out
Parents often worry that their children will lose serious skills over summer vacation. This is especially true given the interrupted classroom time during COVID. Before
(Courtesy of TJT) Wait. What? We didn’t even go on our summer vacation yet. What about Sukkot and winter break? Do I already need to
