17 of Tamuz: The Falling Of Jerusalem’s Walls
Today, Thursday, July 9, 2020, we commemorate the 17 of Tamuz, a day of public fasting, in memory of five tragedies that occurred on...
The Last Days of Maimonides
There is a very interesting letter that Maimonides writes for one of his students, Shemuel Ibn Tibon, who was translating "The Guide of the...
Maimonides (1135-1204), Sultan Saladin’s Personal Physician
Apart from being one of the most important Talmudists and jurists in the history of the Jewish people, Maimonides was also a famous doctor....
Maimonides (1135 -1204). Elitism and Rationalism?
As many of my readers might have noticed, in these last days I am writing in honor of my uncle the Hakham Yosef Faur...
Ribbi Abraham Eben Ezra (1089-1164): Tora and Mathematics
We continue with the presentation of the class "Four Giants of Sepharad" by Hakham Yosef Faur z”l, about four rabbis that deeply impacted the...
A journey to the heart of Ribbi Yehuda haLevi (1075-1140)
I continue sharing with you one of the classes of my dear uncle, Hakham Yosef Faur, z"l. Rabbi Faur had a passion for history...
Rabbenu Bahiya Ibn Paquda (1045-1120) and the duties of the heart
I want to share with you a class from the Hakham Yosef Faur z”l that I recently heard titled “ Four Sephardic Giants” . The...
Intelligent Judaism
A man once heard of a marvelous blue bird that could be found only in one place in the entire world. This man decided...
Love Is A Verb
וַתִּשֶּׂנָה קוֹלָן וַתִּבְכֶּינָה עוֹד וַתִּשַּׁק עָרְפָּה לַחֲמוֹתָהּ וְרוּת דָּבְקָה בָּהּ
During the festival of Shabu'ot, which we will soon celebrate, we will read Megilat Ruth. The...
Who can Israel trust?
אין לנו על מי להשען אלא אבינו שבשמים
In the war of 1948, Israel miraculously defeated the five Arab countries that attacked her, after Israel...















