Author:
Rabbi Jay Kelman
Posted on:
January 3, 2018
"And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were one…
Etiquette and diplomatic niceties are the hallmarks of the world of politics. Political leaders are…
Rebbe Yehuda Hanasi said:…One should be as careful with a light mitzvah as with a heavy…
How unfortunate when man must put his fate in the hands of other men.
The holiday of Chanukah is a most beloved one. Lighting the candles is the only mitzvah that has,…
One of the beautiful things about learning Daf Yomi is seeing the enormously wide range of rabbinic…
The Talmud records that one who has no dreams for a period of seven days is called a wicked person…
“New moons You have given to Your people, a time of atonement for all your generations.…
The story is told that when the Vilna Gaon was a little boy, he wanted to learn masechet …
“A song to David; G-d, who will live in Your tent, who shall dwell on your holy mountain? He…
“’And now let Me go, so that I may destroy them and make you a great nation’ (…
Almost by definition, news—at least most of it—is of the less-positive variety, often…
The experiences of history have made our people a nervous lot. Whatever nervousness is warranted as…
The Torah takes justice very seriously: “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a…
When I first started learning Gemara – and as we prepared for tests – we were told not…