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Our Sages defined a chacham as one who is roeh et hanolad, who foresees the results of his actions…

What is it about leaders that so many of them seem to be embroiled in ethical controversy? We in…

“And it was at the end of four hundred and thirty years, in the middle of that very day, that the…

I write these words just days before Pesach, the holiday that, more than any other, focuses on…

It is quite rare to read parshat Acharei Mot on Shabbat Hagadol. In non-leap years, it is generally…

It is doubtful the Jewish life would exist as we know it if not for the leadership of Rav Yochanan…

I have a confession to make. I really like Yom Tov and look forward to having an extra…

The very first teaching in all of rabbinic literature[1] is the saying of the Men of the Great…

The Rambam, in discussing the prohibition of ba’al toseef (Devarim 4:2), the prohibition of…

“An egg that was laid on Yom Tov: Beit Shammai says it may be eaten, and Beit Hillel says it…

Rabbi David Stav will speak on Thursday, May 15, on the topic "The Struggle for Jewish…

As we have studied Masechet Sukkah together, we have stressed two themes: that of simcha, joy; and…

“Whoever did not see the celebration of the drawing of the water (simchat beit hashoeva) has…

Rabbi Alex Israel will serve as scholar in residence on the Shabbat of March 29 at Zichron Yisroel…

In a recent post, we discussed the opposition to the mitzvah of placing the arava on the altar. An…

“Rav Yehuda said in the name of Shmuel: lulav, seven; and sukkah, one” (Sukkah 45b). So…

The arava, the willow branch, has a dual function on Sukkot. It is the last of four species that…