That’s why, says Rashi, Moshe had to die in the desert. Because if he entered the Land, the Messianic Age would have begun – ...

Everyone that was bitten, when he looks upon, shall live.” Why? As soon as he (the victim) turns his eyes and sees the ...

The ritual may seem irrational, but it's actually an example of Judaism at its best because it invites us to reenact the past ...

When one makes peace in his home, the Torah considers it as if he established peace among the entire Jewish Nation.

A special symposium was held on Thursday evening, Rosh Chodesh Tammuz, at the Zal of Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Parkway, ...

Only when there is silence, and the complete absence of ego, can the truth be heard, understood, and accepted. The Torah is the absolute and whole truth and can therefore only be given when there is a ...

Rashi seems to be saying that the sin of Moshe consisted in his deviating from the command of Hashem to speak to the rock ...

Olat Reiyah “Komemiyut — two statures like that of Adam HaRishon. For the body and soul together are a complete stature — one ...

If we are willing to face a painful truth, we can learn a very important lesson from this. There is no guarantee that a very learned person will also be a great Tzadik (righteous person).

ET: Join a special symposium marking sixty years since the revolutionary approach the Rebbe pioneered in explaining Rashi’s ...

This week’s Parshah, Parshat Korach, contains the foundations of our belief in the Torah and the 613 commandments. Korach, in ...

Korach’s challenge wasn’t rooted in principle—it was rooted in ego. According to Rashi, his rebellion was sparked by jealousy ...