torah

Judges: 11 1:33 In the year 2779 Yiftach HaGiladi became Judge – Shofet. Yiftach is described as a gifted warrior who was seemingly unworthy of… Read More »Haftorah Summary for Parshas Chukas

“And Moshe sent emissaries from Kadesh to the king of Edom…”(20:14) Moshe sends a delegation to the king of Edom requesting permission to pass through… Read More »The Power Of Prayer

Without water, life cannot survive. Nonetheless, millions of Jewish people survived in the parched and barren desert for forty years. How was this possible? Only… Read More »Miriam’s Well

Whoever possesses the following three traits is of the students of our father Abraham, and [whoever possesses] a different three traits is of the students… Read More »Chapter 5, Mishna 22(b): Seeing Nature — and Beyond – Part II

In one of the most difficult episodes in the Torah, this week we read how Moshe loses his entitlement to enter the Land he so… Read More »Symbolism Over Substance

And Korach took… (Bamidbar 16:1) What knocked Korach out of this world? He had so much working in his favor! He was very learned, and… Read More »The Ultimate Price

They stood before Moshe with two hundred and fifty men from the Bnei Yisrael, leaders of the assembly, those summoned for meeting, men of renown.[1]… Read More »Forget-Me-Nots

God saw that the light was tov. (Bereshith 1:4) Following each stage of creation, the Torah states that God saw that it was “tov.” Although… Read More »Eternal Truth

“After you acted with haughtiness by eating and drinking, you then accept the yoke of heaven on yourself!” (Berachos 10b) With these words, the Gemara… Read More »Coffee and Cake

Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz The problem of the agunah — the “chained” or “anchored” wife — is a serious one, though it is not as… Read More »The Plight of the Agunah and a Summary of Possible Solutions