By: Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz Parshas Tzav begins with a discussion of two mitzvos related to the removal of the ashes that accumulated on the mizbayach...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin The days became weeks. The weeks became months. October, November, December, January, February, and now we are approaching the end of...

By: Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb “There is no such thing as privacy anymore.” “There are no secrets anymore.” These are two complaints that are heard frequently...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin The Hebrew language is like no other, it is Lashon HaKodesh, the Holy Tongue. Its words are not just a combination...

By: Rabbi Benjamin Hecht Shemot 40:35 states that Moshe Rabbeinu was not able to enter the Ohel Mo’ed for the cloud was upon it and...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Mi’sheh’nichnas Adar marbim b’simcha, When Adar arrives, simcha increases. Can it be with the advent of a new month, simcha automatically enters...

By: Rabbi Yissocher Frand The pasuk says, “And every man whose heart inspired him came, and everyone who was of generous spirit brought his...

By:  Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin This week’s parsha, Ki Sisa, tells of the tragic episode of the Eigel HaZahav, the Golden Calf. Imagine Moshe Rabbeinu, descending from...

By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb As a person who likes to see the connections between the Jewish calendar of holiday celebrations and the weekly Torah...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin It was summertime. My parents were upstate lecturing in the Pine View Hotel. I was taking courses in Brooklyn College, and...

By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb My interest in the relationship between a person and his or her clothing goes back to my early days in...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin This week’s parsha, Terumah, details the construction of the Mishkan, and its vessels. “V’asu Li Mikdash, v’shachanti b’socham, And they shall make...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Parshas Mishpatim. The word “mishpatim” (mishpat) means justice. It is a parsha of civil and ethical laws – laws that create...

By: Rabbi Aron Tendler There are families whose hold on Judaism and Jewish tradition is so tentative that the word “holy” is thought to be...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin I called a friend whom I hadn’t spoken to for a while. “How are you doing…. How’s life” I asked. “Ehh...” “What’s ehh?” “Ehh...

By: Rabbi Shlomo Katz R’ Shlomo Brevda z”l (1931-2013; Maggid and author, noted for his commentaries on the teachings of the Vilna Gaon z”l) writes:...