WHAT IS WRONG WITH JEWISH WOMEN? “The Lord God said: It is not good that the man shall be alone, I will make for him a helper alongside him...

HOLY REVOLUTIONS There are several occasions throughout the Jewish year and certain lifecycle events that are marked by the performance of Hakkafot, circuits or revolutions around a particular point. In most instances, seven circuits are made but at other times, a single circuit. Perhaps the first...

REJOICE IN YOUR FESTIVAL! “You shall take for you on the first day the fruit of a pleasant tree, branches of date palms, a bough of a leafy tree and willows of the brook. You shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.” (Vayikrah 23:40) “You...

THE UNFAIR TRIAL “Were they wise they would comprehend this; they would discern it from their end. For how could one pursue a thousand, and two cause a myriad to flee, if not that their Rock had sold them out, and Hashem had delivered them? For...

ROSH HASHANAH 5787 – 2026 LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF ROSH HASHANAH In the monumental work on the mitzvoth of the Torah, Sefer HaChinuch, the author writes this about the purpose of Rosh Hashanah (Mitzvah 311): “Of the many kindnesses of the Almighty that He demonstrates to His creations...

I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU “And now, write for yourselves this song and teach it to the children of Israel. Place it in their mouths, so that this song be a witness for Me with the children of Israel. For I shall bring them to the...

HE LOVES US, WE LOVE HIM “The Lord your God is commanding you this day to keep these decrees and laws. Take care to keep them with all your heart and with all your soul. Today you have singled out the Lord to be your God,...

THE 24/7 FAITH “You shall make for yourself twisted threads on the four corners of your garment, with which you cover yourself.” (Devarim 22:12) We have already encountered the precept referred to in this verse in another book of the Torah. There (Bamidbar 15:37-41) the children of...

ONLY HASHEM CAN COMFORT US “It is I, I who am your Comforter; who are you, that you fear mortal man and a person who will be rendered to grass?” (Haphtarah of Shoftim, Isaiah 51:12) The haphtarah for this Shabbat, the fourth since the fast of Tisha...

A SPECIAL PEOPLE “You are children to the Lord your God. You shall not cut yourselves and you shall not place a bald spot between your eyes for the dead. For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and you the Lord chose...