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Tomorrow is Shmini Atzeret. It is also Election Day in Canada. While that is no doubt unfortunate…

When writing a book, a good author will introduce the major themes of the book in the opening…

“The one sheep you shall do in the morning and the second sheep you shall do in the evening…

Sukkot is a holiday full of contradictions. At the time we celebrate our harvest, we are bidden to…

“It was on the next day…” (Shemot 18:13). Apparently, something of significance had happened on the…

Our society worships greatness. Whether it be athletes, rock stars, actors or successful business…

Integral to the teshuva process is the act of vidui, confession. One can intellectually know…

"Now, write for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites, so that this song will be…

"And on the seventh month on the first day of the month, it shall be a day of rest. It is a sacred…

"You are standing this day all of you before the Lord your God: your heads, your tribes,…

“Rabbi Shimon says: Kevasim, lambs, precede se’irim, goats, in all places…

The transition from elementary to high school was quite a jarring one. My school day was some two-…

Rav Chaim Soloveitchik, when asked to define the main role of a rabbi, responded that it is to help…

One of the key aspects of our being created in the Divine image is the gift of speech. As the world…

One brings a korban for one of two reasons: either because one wants to or because one has to. One…

Until modern times, travel was viewed as something best avoided. It was slow, uncomfortable, and…

In our last post, we discussed the serious prohibition of issuing halachic rulings after having had…