Why Four Cups?
DRINKING LIKE KINGS
The Sages of the Mishna said that during the Pesah Seder, “we must see ourselves (act, behave, perform) as if we had...
SUMMARY OF PARASHAT TSAV
First, the Tora prescribes the daily removal of ashes from the altar. This was the first commandment of the service in the Temple. The...
TSAV: No To Religious Hypocrisy
נפש כי תחטא ומעלה מעל בה ’וכחש בעמיתו בפקדון או בתשומת יד או בגזל או עשק את עמיתו
והיה כי יחטא ואשם והשיב את הגזלה...
PURIM: Alcohol vs. Chesed
DRINKING IN MODERATION
An important mitsva that we celebrate on the day of Purim is the mishte, the celebratory meal of Purim. Today, Tuesday,...
PURIM: E pluribus unum (Out of Many, One!)
The 13th of Adar of the year 474BCE, in the twelfth year of Xerxes, King Achashverosh's reign, was likely the most crucial day in...
SUMMARY OF VAYIQRA
QORBAN 'OLA
HaShem calls Moses from the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and instructs him on the laws of the sacrifice (qorban) called "Ola". This sacrifice is completely...
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...
The Collection of the Half Sheqel
In the time of the Bet haMiqdash, the Temple of Jerusalem, daily communal sacrifices (qorbanot) were offered on behalf of all the Jewish people. ...
SHABBAT SHEQALIM
In the time of the Bet haMiqdash, the Temple of Jerusalem, daily communal sacrifices (qorbanot) were offered on behalf of all the Jewish people. ...
The religious evolution of President Javier Milei
"The transition to Judaism by President signifies an incomprehensible step backward. It is reasonable for a Jew to become a Christian, not the...
