For Love of the Holy Tongue

The Mitzvah of Learning Hebrew

"...In his commentary on the Mishna, Maimonides attributes equal weight to the study of Hebrew and to the joy we must feel on the Festivals - and even to the mitzvah of circumcision..."

Serve Hashem With Joy

Speaking the Holy Language

Who Asked and for What Purpose?

The Intersection of the Three Eichas

The Two Elements of Shabbat

Parashat Ve'etchanan

What Goes up Need not Come Down

Parashat Nitzavim

Mouth to Mouth (Spiritual) Resuscitation

Parahsat Ekev

how it is possible to speak simultaneously about Hashem causing hunger and feeding?; Ibn Ezra's explanation; The Tur's explanation;

Idols Where There Should be Ideals

Parashat Vaetchanan

The second commandment is not to make for ourselves any molten image; The Rebbe of Kutzk's explanation; A striking example from a story told in the Talmud.