Lessons on Torah Portion and Tanach

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Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed
Rabbi Dov Lior
Rabbi Haggai Lundin
Rabbi Yehoshua Shapira
Rabbi Hershel Schachter
Rabbi Avraham Shapira Zt"l
Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l
Rabbi Shlomo Goren zt"l
Rabbi Chanan Porat Z"l
Rabbi Chaim Yerucham Smotrich

The Lessons of Yosef in Egypt

Rabbi Moshe Tzuriel | 29 Kislev 5786

Parashat Hashavua: From Paroh to Hamas and Iran – In Those Days at this Time

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Kislev 5786

Yosef, His Dreams, and the Importance of Listening

Rabbi Netanel Yossifun | 22 Kislev 5786

BINYAMIN's NAME-CHANGE- And WHY Yehoshua BIN-Nun (not 'Ben'-Nun)

Rabbi Ari Shvat | kislev 5786

Are the Rules of Battle the Same for a Spiritual War?

Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | 15 Kislev 5786

Parashat Hashavua: “Kings Will Descend from You”

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Kislev 5786

"TANACH= HEALTHY SOULS IN HEALTHY BODIES"- Parshat VaYetzeh

Rav Kook explains the interesting phenomenon that the Tanach Heroes must also be physically strong and military heroes. He connects it with the Ideal Jew who is a healthy soul in a healthy body, which we must revive and educate today, with our return to Israel.

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Kislev 5786

Parashat Hashavua: Divinely Ordained Sibling Deceit

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Cheshvan 5786

The Pursuit of Peace

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | 18 Sivan 5784

The Prophet Shmuel "Caused" the Sin

The Prophet Shmuel is the "cause" for the uprising by Korah and his gang. But if we look more deeply, we will see that Shmuel is also the rectification of Korah's sin! How so?

Rabbi Netanel Yossifun | Sivan 25 5782

What Is the Procedure for the Torah & Haftora Reading This Shabbat?

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Kislev 27 5782

The Childrens Prosperity

. It has been statistically shown that as prosperity rises in certain sections of society, the birthrate in that section of society declines. For me, this was always counterintuitive.

Rabbi Berel Wein zt"l | Iyar 4 5781

Daf Yomi - Eruvin 64

Rabbi Ephraim Schreibman | Tishrei 24 5781

THE MOTHER OF ALL LOVE

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Cheshvan 26 5778

Doing Tevilat Keilim Before Giving Present

I often give glass s`alad bowls as presents. Is there any problem with doing `tevilat keilim on them before giving them to save time for the recipient or out of concern that they will not do tevila?

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tamuuz 4 5776

Lighting the candles on Friday night

Where should I light if i'm staying at somone else's house for Shabbat? Should we light before or after Havdalah?

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5772

Pizza, Pretzels and Pastry

When is the Bracha Hamotzi and when is it a Mezonot?

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff

Flying High - A Traveler’s Guide to Channukah

What does one do about Channukah candles in a hotel, while traveling and in other complicated circumstances?

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 5768

A Jewish Look at Christian Beginnings

Paul advances the idea of preferring an organization, a sect, a particular ideology to the natural framework of family, land, nation, and language. Henceforth, he who joins this movement will be redeemed; non-members are doomed to eternal perdition.

Rabbi Ze'ev Sultanowitz | 5765

The Story of the “Unetaneh Tokef” Prayer

The holiday approached and Rosh Hashanah arrived. Rabbi Amnon of Mainz asked his relatives to bring him to the synagogue with all of his dismembered organs and to place him by the prayer leader. We can well image the atmosphere in the synagogue.

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5766