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As we continue studying Seder Bereishis, we learn more of the immense stature of the avos. Parshas Vayeira is replete with stories from the...

The end of Sukkos is one of the loneliest times of the year. As the decorations are peeled off and the sukkah is taken...

The life of the Rambam reflects the experience of the Bnei Yisroel in golus. Born in Cordova, Spain, to a family that traced its...

It became a joke, but many years ago, when Hillary Clinton was still thought to be a somebody, she met Russian President Vladimir Putin...

This week’s parsha is replete with many blessings for those who follow the Torah. However, it also contains many klalos. Those who stray from...

The Tur (Hilchos Rosh Hashanah 581) states that Chazal instituted the custom of blowing the shofar during the month of Elul so that people...

With Elul upon us, the mood in Jewish communities is changing. The frivolity and care-free attitude of summer are gone, having faded out for...

It is one of the strangest things in politics; Jews overwhelmingly vote Democrat. This habit is said to go back to the days of...

This week is one of the Shivah D’nechemta, the weeks of consolation following the annual period of mourning and Tisha B’Av. Where do we...

Last week, Mrs. Shoshana Ovitz celebrated her 104th birthday at the Kosel. She asked that all her offspring join her there and they would...

Parshas Devorim is always read prior to Tisha B’Av, for it recounts Moshe’s lecturing of the Bnei Yisroel for the sins they committed in the...

Back in the day when we were fighting for the life and freedom of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, there were those who castigated us for...

At the conclusion of Parshas Balak, we learn that following his failed bid to curse the Jewish people, as Bilam departed, he connived for...

Bolok, the son of Tzipor, saw what the approaching nation of Israel had done to its enemies and those who stood in...

I have been to Europe not more than 2 or 3 times in my life. While there is the urge to visit...

Parshas Korach is one of the most examined and talked about parshiyos in the Torah. Jews over the centuries have tried to...

This week, in Parshas Shelach, we study the tragic episode of the meraglim sent by Moshe to spy on the land of Eretz Yisroel....

The weekly news cycle, which includes the events and stories that recently transpired, captivates the country and molds people’s opinions. It informs, educates, saddens...

When the Bnei Yisroel were in Sinai after having crossed through the Yam Suf, Hakadosh Boruch Hu commanded them to count down the days...

In the Torah, there are several references to mountains that are central to Yiddishkeit. The first is Har Hamoriah, which Avrohom saw from the...