Many students of the Talmud never get that initial spark because the language barrier prevents them from ever experiencing the joy of exploring the text’s depth. I hope that this new English edition ...

Amalek rejects Hashem’s connection to this world or any connection between the spiritual and the physical. Essentially, Amalek denies Hashem’s control of this world and the ability for man to upli ...

The answer is that even when Hashem hides His face, He is still there. A person wearing a mask is still the same person underneath. The story of Purim is all about hiding and revealing. It is about ...

Tefillah is central to our identity. It is an essential reflection of the human soul and part of what characterizes man as distinct from animal. Hashem provides for the whole world; only man appreciat ...

Pittsburgh Zal, a new and vibrant Yeshiva Gedolah located in Greenfield, Pittsburgh, is excited to announce that registration ...

It seems like no coincidence, then, that we read Esther and Ruth at the beginning and end of this period in the year.

The vestments of the Kohen Hagadol, the High Priest, received just as much attention from the Torah as the Mishkan’s (the ...

It is a matter of debate whether the re-establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 represents the beginning of the Final Redemption, the ingathering of the exiles.

Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch & Rabbi Eyal SalmanJCC Chabad Jewish Community of Kiev "How can Jewish life be maintained behind bars during wartime?" — This question was at the heart of a special ...

Mars rules the natives of Aries and Scorpio, which brings them special blessings from Lord Shiva on Maha Shivaratri. So, during this sacred time, they should offer their prayers to the Shivalinga and ...

Additionally, Rabbi Kotlarsky announced the seed funding for 36 new Shluchim ... She chose to speak about the medieval master commentator Rashi’s first explanation on the Torah—so often cited by the ...

Rashi, whose name is formed from the Hebrew initials of his full name, Rabbi Solomon bar Isaac, is the subject of many legends. There are also throughout Europe thousands of families claiming ...