60 Lessons
Parashat Hashavua: “All Creation Will Know” – part II
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Av 5785
TORAH IS MEANT FOR ISRAEL
Of course there are advantages of living in Israel, but is there an essential religious difference as well? This short article easily and conclusively proves that the Torah is even worded for and is addressing one who lives in Israel, and how ALL of the mitzvot, even those we can do abroad, are really meant for the Holy Land.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Av 5785
Parashat Hashavua: “All Creation Will Know” – part I
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Av 5785
Two levels of faith: Why we add a secret verse after Shma Yisrael
Rabbi Yair Strauss | 12 Av 5784
Hear, O Israel
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 8 Menachem Av 5784
Moshe & The Military
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Av 5783
On Life, the Land, and Eternal Life
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Av 5783
The Power of Why
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Av 5783
The Bigger They Are
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Av 5783
The Land of Israel Hidden in the 10 Commandments
If all 613 commandments are included in the Ten Commandments ... where is the Land of Israel?
Rabbi Moshe Tzuriel | Av 15 5782
The Fewest of All Peoples
What has happened to all the promises of Bereishit, that Abraham’s children would be numerous, uncountable, as many as the stars of the sky, the dust of the earth, and the grains of sand on a seashore?
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Av 13 5781
Honor the Elderly!
Am I required to stand up anytime I see a senior citizen walking down the street? I give a daf yomi shiur. Many of those who attend are old enough to be my grandfather. Am I required to stand up for them when they arrive at the shiur? Does one older person need to stand up for another older person?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Av 12 5781
Heaven's Refusal
Although our teacher Moshe figuratively tears down the gates of heaven with his prayers and supplication to be allowed to enter the land of Israel, his wish is not granted. The question itself remains a vexing one, even thousands of years later.
Rabbi Berel Wein zt"l | Av 12 5781
Who Heard Ten?
Parashat Vaetchanan returns us to the Ten Commandments. We also read the parasha of Shema, which we recite twice a day, thereby accepting Hashem’s sovereignty over us. One thing that unites these special Torah portions is the matter of shemi’ah (hearing).
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Av 11 5781
Va'etchanan
Rabbi Berel Wein zt"l | Av 10 5780
Follow the Leader
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Av 10 5780
The Spiritual Effects of Diaspora
Israel National Torah
A look at the claim in this week's Torah reading VaEtchanan that Jews who live outside the Land of Israel will serve idols and reconciles it with commentators who seemingly disagree.
Baruch Gordon | Av 10 5780
Backward and Forward
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Av 7 5780
The Infinite Game
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Av 5 5780