By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Sometimes, you hear a story that touches your heart, uplifts your spirit and stays with you for years. Rabbi Yakov Bender, Rosh...

By: Shlomo Katz Rabbeinu Nissim z”l (14th century; Barcelona, Spain) writes that, unlike other nations, the Jews have a dual judicial system. Every nation has...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin While it still be hot outdoors, and the sun is shining brightly, summer is slowly coming to an end. The back-to-school...

By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb The old and crumbling building housed a synagogue that was a “gift” from Joseph Stalin to the Jews of Odessa....

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin “V’achalta v’savata, u’veirachta es Ha Shem…, And you will eat and be satisfied, and you shall bless Ha Shem….” (Devarim 8:10) To...

By: Rabbi Pinchas Winston And now, O Israel, what does God, your God, demand of you? Only to fear God, your God, to walk in...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Shema Yisroel… This week’s parsha, Va’eschanan, contains the opening paragraph of Shema, a prayer that has been on our lips throughout the...

By: Shlomo Katz The haftarah opens: “Nachamu, nachamu” / “Comfort, comfort My people – says your G-d. Speak to the heart of Yerushalayim and proclaim...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin I recently received a clip featuring Rabbi Moshe Weinberger, who shared a story of the Baal Shem Tov’s childhood. The Baal Shem, whose...

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis Is it possible for a person to really cleanse himself and start life anew? And here too, the prophet assures us, “Let...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin This Shabbos, Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av, marks the beginning of the Nine Days, concluding with Tisha B’Av. It is a period...

By: Shlomo Katz We read in this week’s parashah that one who commits unintentional manslaughter is exiled to a city of refuge until the Kohen...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin How does a great man say his final goodbye? What are his wishes, his concerns, his worries. In Parshas Pinchas, HaShem tells...

By: Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb A story with important implications for our own times is referred to in the opening passage of this week’s Torah...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin In this week’s parsha, we meet Balak, king of Moav. Though he was a king, the Chumash introduces him as Balak,...

By: Shlomo Katz In this week’s parashah, we read how Bilam tried to curse Bnei Yisrael. Pirkei Avot (ch.5) teaches that evil-doers like Bilam do...