How To Thank HaShem? A Lag BaOmer Story
וַיָּבֹא יַעֲקֹב שָׁלֵם עִיר שְׁכֶם .... וַיִּחַן אֶת פְּנֵי הָעִיר
Ribbi Shimon Bar Yochai passed away on Lag BaOmer, and it is a widely accepted...
Summary of NASO
THE LEVIIM AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
God informs Moshe about the roles and duties of the families of Gershon and Merari, from the tribe of Levi....
SUMMARY OF ACHARE MOT – QEDOSHIM
1st AliyahThe procedure for the Cohen Gadol on Yom Kippur is established: special garments, personal and communal qorbanot (sacrifices and offerings), and the ceremony...
QEDOSHIM: Navigating Our Relationship with Our Parents
In the Tora, there are two commandments that regulate parent-child relationships. The first one is "kabbed et abikha ve-et imekha," which translates to "Honor...
QEDOSHIM & THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
1. "I am HaShem your God"
Vayiqra 19:2 – Qedoshim tihiyu ki qadosh ani HaShem Eloheikhem
The parasha begins by reaffirming the spiritual foundation of the entire...
Yom HaZikaron 5786 / 2026. All the numbers
Israel's Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism — the numbers speak with heartbreaking clarity.
According to the Ministry of Defense, 25,644 soldiers...
4th OF IYAR: Why Do We Commemorate Yom HaZikaron Today?
INDEPENDENCE DAY
The English mandate in "Palestine," which officially began in 1922, ended in 1948. The British announced that they were withdrawing from the territory...
Words and Arrows
"His tongue is like a lethal arrow… with his mouth, he speaks cordially… but in his heart, he lays a deadly trap." Yirmiyahu 9:7
Lashon...
The Shapes and Forms of Lashon HaRa
"You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people." Vayikra 19:16
Great-minded people talk about ideas. Average-minded people talk about events. Small-minded...
What Do You Do When Others Are Speaking Lashon Hara?
You are at a wedding or a reception, sitting at a table with friends — or with people you barely know — when the...
The Three Victims of Lashon HaRa
Most people, when they think about Lashon Hara, focus on one victim: the person being spoken about. And indeed, that person suffers real harm....
Six facts that make the Holocaust a singular event in human...
Based on Prof. Yosef Ben-Shlomo z"l
1. Judenrein — a goal without precedent
For the first time in history, a government made the annihilation of an...
The State Of Israel And The Privilege Of Unawareness (1880-1914)
אִם יִהְיֶה נִדַּחֲךָ בִּקְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם מִשָּׁם יְקַבֶּצְךָ ה‘ אֱלֹקיךָ וּמִשָּׁם יִקָּחֶךָ וֶהֱבִיאֲךָ ה‘ אֱלֹקיךָ אֶל-הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר-יָרְשׁוּ אֲבֹתֶיךָ וִירִשְׁתָּהּ וְהֵיטִבְךָ וְהִרְבְּךָ מֵאֲבֹתֶיךָ
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This Wednesday night May...
The Role Played By The New York Times During The Holocaust
In the past, and in a different context, I’ve written about the mistake of conceiving Judaism as a "religion", instead of understanding it as the...
YOM HASHOAH: What You Need To Remember About The Holocaust
Holocaust denial takes many forms. Sometimes it is claimed that the Holocaust never happened, and it is instead part of the "Zionist propaganda", as...
STORIES OF THE SHOAH: Nazis in Israel. April – November 1942
THE PLANS OF THE BRITISH ARMY
“Two Hundred Days of Terror” is the name given to a period in the history of the Jews who...
Counting the 49 days from the Omer offering
🔢 SEFIRAT HA'OMER — COUNTING THE OMER What it is, why we do it, and how to count
🌉 A BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO HOLIDAYS
After Pesach,...
Rabbi Hayim Habib and the Holocaust in Salonica, Greece.
Rabbi Hayim Habib was born in the city of Salonica (or Thesaloniki), Greece, in 1882. His father was the famous Dayan (rabbinic judge), Rabbi...
The Omer offering
🌾 THE STORY OF THE KORBAN HA'OMER
In the times of the Bet HaMikdash, after the long winter, the fields of Israel began to turn...
YOM HASHOAH: Even the one Jew in Albania
"Those who endured the horrors of the camps are not the only Holocaust survivors. That group includes a wide range of Jews from all...
