“A fence for wisdom is silence” (Pirkei Avos 3:17). Therefore, one should not hurry to respond and not speak excessively. One should teach his students… Read More »Chapter 2, Law 5 – The Torah Speaks for Itself
Avtalyon said: Sages, be careful with your words lest you deserve to be exiled and are exiled to a place of bad waters. The students… Read More »Chapter 1, Mishna 11: Judaism vs. Western Civilization
This last oration of our teacher Moshe reviews the occurrences in history of the Jewish people after their miraculous Exodus from Egypt. The words of… Read More »Book 5, Take 2
Thus says HASHEM: Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom, nor the strong man boast of his strength, nor the rich man boast… Read More »Where Are You?
Hashem… has multiplied you and you are like the stars of the heaven in abundance. May Hashem the G-d of your forefathers…bless you as He… Read More »Clip Those Wings
When do we cry? When we feel profound emotion due to something we observe or experience. The prophet Jeremiah writes of Jerusalem, “She cries intensely… Read More »May We All Cry
Moses knew he had only days to live. Standing on the Plain of Moab near the banks of the Jordan River, he felt the spiritual… Read More »Tooth and Nail
This week’s portion is the first from the book of Devarim, or Deuteronomy. The dictionary definition of Deuteronomy is “fifth book of the Old Testament,… Read More »Striving to Succeed
Family Feuds. They happen in the best of families though blood somehow is thicker than water. But, obviously, blood is not the sole criteria to… Read More »Fear Itself
The Chofetz Chaim writes that the only thing holding back Moshiach and the Bais Hamikdosh is that we are not pleading for them… (Shem Olam).… Read More »The Pandemic, Disaster and the Churban Bais Hamikdosh