Rabbi Ovadiah Sforno was born in Cesena, Italy around 1470 to a well-known family that had been in Italy for...
Read MoreOut in the western desert when the wind picks up, it’s common to see “dust devils.” These are whirlwinds of...
Read MoreBy Yochanan Gordon Rabbi Eliezer bar Avina taught: “If you see kingdoms provoking one another, anticipate the footsteps of Moshiach.” (Bereishis Rabbah 2:7) We...
Read MoreischThe Kedushas Tzion of Bobov, Rebbe Ben Tzion Halberstam, was one of the most influential and respected Chassidic leaders of pre-war Poland....
Read MoreBy R’ Mordechai Young I was once at a high school basketball tryout with many talented players. At the end...
Read MoreBy Sivan Rahav Meir The following are words I recently shared at an event in the community of Meitar, on...
Read MoreThis past Motzaei Shabbos we hosted a Movie Night for our Chabad house community at the home of an amazing couple whom...
Read MoreoxA young man presented me with a sheilah, a halachic question. He was in a situation where he was dealing with a death,...
Read MoreStubborn. Wooden-headed. Inflexible. Intransigent. These are the words that come to mind when reflecting on the folly of the Pharaohs...
Read MoreBy Rabbi Leo Dee I keep thinking about Parashat Vaeira as I read the headlines. Vaeira is the moment when G-d tells Moses: “You’re not...
Read MoreBy Chaim Gold HaRav Shimon Galei delivering Divrei Hisorerus at the event Partial view of the participants at the Far...
Read MoreBy Rabbi Efrem Goldberg On Sunday night in Pittsburgh, the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers’ seasons came down to one...
Read MoreBy Sivan Rahav Meir Last week, Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburg and Dr. Abed Halaila held a joint press conference that was...
Read MoreBnei Yisrael were about to enter Eretz Yisrael. They had high hopes, but naturally, they had great fears as well. Would they...
Read MoreChana Laya and Rabbi Chaim on bumper boats Chavie and Rabbi Chaim at the Palm Canyon Trail In case you...
Read MoreBy R’ Mordechai Young A friend of mine from elementary school named Rafi came from a traditional, but non-observant family....
Read MoreWhen Rav Yehuda Zev Segal, zt’l, the Manchester Rosh Yeshivah, was visiting Vienna on matters related to the Jewish community, he...
Read MoreThe liberation from Mitzrayim was a multilayered event. It transformed Jewish history by freeing us from more than two centuries of slavery...
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