There are 39 categories of forbidden activities in Shabbat. They are called melakhot. Melakhot are not necessarily hard work (see here), but (most of them)...

  Previously, we analyzed the Sixth principle of the Jewish faith which describes the nature of prophecy and the character of the prophets of Israel (see here ). The...

Portrait of Rabbi Benzion Frizzi   Rabbi Benedetto Frizzi (1756-1844) or Benzion Rafael haKohen Frizzi was a Rabbi and a prominent scientists and physician in Italy. Due...

We already spoke about the value of saying the truth in Judaism. And how, the closer we bring ourselves to hold the truth, the closer...

Israel Independence Day--YOM HAATZMAUT--which will begin tonight, celebrates the anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. Today, YOM HAZIKARON, the day preceding this...

 The Jewish month follows the moon's cycle of 29 days and a half. That is why sometimes we have one day of Rosh Chodesh...

In the times of the Bet haMiqdash, during the second day of Pesach, an offering was presented in the altar of the Temple which...

  Erub Tabshilin means "mixing of foods," whereby one prepares a plate with food prior to a Jewish Holiday (Yom Tob) which will be followed by...

One of the 613 Mitzvot of the Tora is lending money, without interest, to a fellow Jew who needs it (Shemot 22:24). Helping a...

  Many people think of a prophet as any person who sees the future. While the gift of prophecy certainly includes the ability to see the...