Today is the 8th day of Elul, 5770 Hakarat haChet, acknowledging our mistakes, is the first step of the process of Teshuba (repentance and change). One...

THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF TESHUBA In his book Menorat haMaor, Rabbi Isaac Abohab, who lived in Spain during the 14th century, writes (p. 668-669) that...

This year that is coming to an end, 5782, has been a Shemita year.  In addition to the restrictions of working the land in...

The highest level of Teshuba (repentance) is when one regrets the mistake he or she made, immediately, before repeating it. In this way, a...

 By Rabbanit Coty Bittón   לֹא תִרְאֶה אֶת שׁוֹר אָחִיךָ אוֹ אֶת שֵׂיוֹ נִדָּחִים וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ מֵהֶם הָשֵׁב תְּשִׁיבֵם לְאָחִיךָ     When our oldest son was five, we were...

I received many questions from Halakha of the Day readers on the subject of Mashiach. Today I am going to address two of these...

יפה שעה אחת בתשובה ומעשים טובים בעולם הזה, מכל חיי העולם הבא It is better a moment of Teshuba (repentance) and good deeds in this...

GOD’S WARS  We have already mentioned two elements that characterize the Messiah that we Jews expect : (1) The Mashiach will be a Jewish monarch or...

SOVEREIGN AND SOVEREIGNTY We explained earlier (see here) that according to Maimonides the Messiah will be a monarch, a ruler of Israel, descendant of David's...

Tish'a BeAb and the mourning for Jerusalem are behind us. Now the Jewish people begin a period of happiness and especially consolation. This mood...

The 12th principle of the Jewish faith declares our belief in the coming of the Messiah (in Hebrew "Mashiah"). This issue is a bit...

This year, 2022, the fast of the Tish’a BeAb will begin on Saturday night, August 6, and end on Sunday night, August 7, at...

DE MAL EN PEOR After the death of Agrippa, the governor of Judea (Yehuda, Israel) between the years 41 and 44 of the common era, ...

LEARNING FROM HISTORY We are in a period of three weeks-- from the 17th of Tammuz to the 9th day of the month of Ab...

FIRST REBELLION AGAINST ROME Previously, we wrote about the process that led Judea (Israel) to losing its independence and becoming a vassal state of the...

APOSTOMUS BURNED A SEFER TORA  A Jewish commando attacked an expedition of Romans who brought weapons and supplies to the invading army. The Roman governor,...

FIRST ALIYA Forty years after leaving Egypt, and shortly before entering the land of Israel, the Jews have just conquered the Emorites and the people...

A HIDDEN GEM I returned from Israel a few days ago. When I am asked what I like most about Israel, my answer is: PRAYING...

“When HaShem your God brings you into the land he promised to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob...a land with large, flourishing cities that...