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We don’t know what the Biden presidency portends for us, but we do know that as long as we are guided by the eternal...

My dear friend, Yossel Czapnik z”l, was a keen observer of the human condition. Invariably, whenever someone was found to have engaged in wrongful...

After recounting the life stories of the avos and the arrival of Yaakov and his family to Mitzrayim, Seder Shemos introduces us to the...

This week’s parsha, Vayechi, tells of the passing of Yaakov Avinu. The posuk states, “Vayikrivu yemei Yisroel lomus vayikra levno leYosef” (Bereishis 47:29). As...

Vayigash is one of the most dramatic parshiyos in the Torah. The sons of Yaakov had strange experiences when they went to Egypt in...

At the end of last week’s parsha, we studied the story of Yosef and how he was thrown into jail, where he languished for...

The Chofetz Chaim foretold that before Moshiach’s arrival, there would be a few resolute individuals who would fight lonely battles. He said that while...

The battle of Yaakov and Eisov that began in the parshiyos of these weeks continues on until this day. The eternal battle takes on...

These days talk of presidential politics and Covid have taken over the public conversation and thought. People are consumed by those topics,...

This week’s parsha introduces us to a new phenomenon: hypocritical tricksters and cynical jokers. The posuk (Toldos 25:19) tells us, “These are the children...

Klal Yisroel has been buffeted about of late and is worried. We have lost a most amazing gadol baTorah, a man who learned through...

When there is bad news in the world, when there is pestilence, terrorism or a war, people ponder why these things are befalling them....

Parshas Lech Lecha opens with one of the ten nisyonos Avrohom Avinu confronted. Nisyonos are commonly translated as tests or challenges. Avrohom was confronted...

We learn this week about the Mabul that destroyed the entire world, except for Noach, his family and representative animals, who were all saved...

A secular man walked into a small makolet grocery store somewhere in Israel and searched for the owner to help him fetch the bread,...

The Ramchal (Derech Hashem, Avodas Hazeman, Sukkah) discusses the ananei hakavod that protected the Jewish people in the midbar. He says that they consisted...

After a month of preparation, we are now at Rosh Hashanah, when Hashem judges all people. We have been given Elul to rectify that...

Fear is a uniquely Jewish attribute. We used to be referred to as “Ultra-Orthodox,” but now we are called “Chareidim,” loosely translated as “those who...

Parshas Ki Savo opens with the mitzvah of bikkurim. Through this mitzvah and the rich symbolism of the mitzvos surrounding it, we are taught...

A man by the name of Vagshal, who lived in Bnei Brak, had the idea of building a hotel with a wedding hall on...