Noach was a tenth-generation descendant of Adam Harishon. And he and his family were the only descendants of Adam to not suffer the terrible fate of those who lived during the time of the flood. He is ...

Our guest this week is Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein, Co-Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion in Alon Shvut. Rabbi Lichtenstein, son of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, made Aliyah with his family in 1971 from ...

Our guest this week is Rabbi Sarah Hronsky, leader of Temple Beth Hillel in Valley Village, LA. Rabbi Hronsky was ordained a rabbi by Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC) of Los ...

For some, Cheshvan is a relief. For others, it is the month where the void echoes loudest. The month where the floodwaters of family dynamics, communal expectations, and emotional overwhelm finally ...

In Memory of our beloved David Schwartz, who fell in battle sanctifying God’s name, on 27 Tevet, 5784 (8 January 2024). “Le’David Barchi Nafshi” is a compilation of essays written on the weekly Torah ...

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When Noach leaves the ark, he witnesses a sight of destruction and desolation that is difficult for us to comprehend. All animal life on earth, other than the few of each species that had remained on ...

A man once petitioned Rabbi Nosson of Breslov for a blessing to find his match. He complained that he had been seeking the right woman for many years and had still not found her. Rabbo Nosson ...