Torah

  Musings Of A Shliach From Montana Aging is a fascinating time in the journey of life. I’m only forty-two, but as a Shliach I spend lots of time interacting with,...

The jihadist pogroms of 1929 referred to as “Meora’ot Tarpat” (literally, the “events of 5689”) claimed the lives of 133 Jews, and injured hundreds more. In cities across Eretz...

There are moments and events that force us to reconsider our fundamental assumptions and relationships. This is true of the tsunami of antisemitism that has surged in America and...

As the founding figure of the Jewish people, Avraham was entrusted with two divine missions. First, Hashem promised that he would father a vast and enduring nation, with descendants...

In our previous pieces, we have delved into the profound and transformative power of Torah and mitzvot in our lives. They safeguard our health and foster our personal and...

By Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein In the climatic ending to the story of Abraham’s servant finding a bride for Isaac, Rebecca and her entourage encounter Isaac praying in the field...

By Yochanan Gordon This week’s parashah begins with G-d appearing to Avraham who was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. Rashi gives us...

By Sivan Rahav Meir This past Shabbat in Jerusalem, I joined a gathering that words alone can barely capture. More than 50 bereaved families—bound not by choice but by tragedy—were...

  I once heard that the role of a rabbi is to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” It doesn’t mean we should afflict people by following a strict...

As we saw in our last piece, the Torah explains that mitzvah fulfillment is for our own good. Mitzvah observance is not just a duty; it is a privilege....