Today is the 19th of Av, 5770 "A core predictor of which families produce children who grow up to be described as "mentchen" (decent and...

17th of Av, 5770The Torah says that fish or any creature that lives in the water must have both scales (kaskekset) and fins...

16th of Av, 5770I've got a few new books in Israel. One of them is BET ELOKIM written by Rabbi Moshe ben Yosef Miterany...

Today is the 15thof Av The Talmud in Masekhet Taanit says that today, Tu BeAv, the 15thof the month of Av is one of the...

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Middleeastweb/snapshot/Israel.htm I took this picture 3 days ago. Anything special? Just children playing, right? Not so fast... I'm in the Old City of Jerusalem on a...

Today is the 24th of Tamuz, 5770 These days I'm reading More Nebukhim, 'Maimonides Guide of Perplexed'. In the third section of the book,...

23rd of Tamuz, 5770When we pray with Kavana, focusing our mind exclusively on God, our Tefila leaves a long lasting effect in our personalities,...

19th of Tamuz, 5770BARUCH HASHEM I'm now in Erets Israel for the next three weeks. I'm staying in a small apartment in Yeshivat haKotel,...

Today is the 18th of Tamuz, 5770 Ben haMetzarim is a period of 3 weeks, from the 17th of Tammuz until the 9th of Av...

17th of Tamuz, 5770 Five tragedies happened to the Jewish people on the 17thof Tammuz: 1. In Biblical times, Moses descended from Mount Sinaion this day...