Torah

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis From the subtlety of Jacob`s language, we discover the character traits to which we, as Jews, should aspire–and the converse is...

By: Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky Yaakov’s family faced a tremendous crisis. While passing through the city of Shechem, Dena, their sister was attacked and was violated...

Everything you need to know about the holiday of Chanukah–Hanukkah. By: Rabbi Shraga Simmons Chanukah (Hanukkah), the Festival of Lights, begins on the 25th day of...

By: Rabbi Benjamin Blech Why the miracle of the Hanukkah oil is so important to Jews We all know that when the Jews rededicated the temple...

By: Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky Yaakov's first encounter with his future wife Rachel was significant, encompassing varied emotions, each of which merits lengthy discussion. Upon greeting...

By: Rabbi Benjamin Hecht The story of Rachel's theft of the terafim, the idols1 of her father, as reported in Bereishit 31:19,2 is somewhat of...

By: Eliayhu Safran Beis Yosef asked, “Why do we celebrate Chanukah for eight days if there was ample oil to last for one day? It...

By: Chabad Staff Antiochus was determined to enforce his vicious edicts upon the Jews, effectively destroying their attachment to the Torah. He forbade the observance of all...

By: Hillel Kuttler Grasping a basketball in his enormous hands, Doron Sheffer looks slim and nimble enough to hit the court again as he greets...

By: Rabbi Benjamin Hecht On the surface, it would seem somewhat appropriate that the story of the search for a wife for Yitzchak Avinu should...

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis A careful study of the parsha even highlights the specifics of courtship and marriage and offers the guidance that we so sorely need...

Fascinating facts about this central Jewish prayer By: Dr. Yvette Alt Miller They are the most iconic words in the Jewish liturgy: Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai...

Organization has enabled thousands born in Soviet Union to enter the Covenant of Abraham By: Menachem Posner Standing in the sun-drenched sanctuary, large windows showing manicured...

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis This week’s parsha imparts to us lessons for life–how we should conduct ourselves in our daily affairs and in our relationships. Interestingly...

By: Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky In what must be one of the greatest transitional scenes in the entire Biblical narrative, this week the Torah transposes us...

By: Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb Most people do not give much thought to their ancestral origins. But some do, and I am one of...