Highlighting: “Covenant & Conversation: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible,” by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. Maggid Books. 2019. Hardcover. Maggid Books, the division of
NF – Nonfiction F – Fiction 1. “No Room for Small Dreams: Courage, Imagination, and the Making of Modern Israel,” by Shimon Peres. Custom House.
Highlighting: “The Legends of Rabbah Bar Bar Hannah with the Commentary of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hakohen Kook,” by Bezalel Naor. Kodesh Press L.L.C. 2019. English.
Highlighting: “Hebrew Root Dictionary,” By Rabbi Nahorai Kotkin. Kodesh Press. 2019. Paperback. 247 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1947857148. (Courtesy of Kodesh Press) One of the great blessings
Part 3 (Continued from last week) Despite all the active anti-Semitism amongst most layers of the people, the Jews were little affected in their economic
When U.S. Ambassador David Friedman expressed support for Israel retaining part of Judea and Samaria in any future peace agreement, his remarks were greeted with
It’s finally summer—time to get out and hit the open road, and find out that the open road is closed. Because unfortunately, road crews also
Many Jews light candles but not all use a pricket. Many Jews drink wine but not all use a flasket. And many Jews enjoy eating
Pete was born into an unfortunate situation. He was the firstborn child to parents who each wanted a son to name after their fathers. Normally,
Part I Background and Some Rabbinic Pre-Arab Sources We have learned in Seder Eliyahu Rabbah (Chapter 28, ed. Friedman, p. 149): Once, Rabbi Zadok (late
The Panicked Congregant Every congregational rabbi has received a panicked call with a panicked congregant proclaiming, “Rabbi, I cooked my meat soup with an onion
Parshat Naso Our haftarah this week relates to us the well-known story of Shimshon HaGibor. Over the past few years I have written about the
