As the B’nai Yisroel (Jewish people) prepared themselves and their belongings to finally leave the exile of Egypt, we find in the very first aliyah Moshe pre...

The final three makos (plagues) were brought on the Mitzriyim (Egyptians) and finally the Jewish people were set free from bondage. After the last and most p...

“Nobody’s perfect,” True. However, practice makes perfect, right? “When I came from Padan, my wife died with me.” (Genesis 48:7) Rashi explains Yaakov buried...

Yaakov, was inconsolable after losing his dearest son Yosef. Twenty two painful years without his son and now with the paralyzing thought of possibly losing ...

As a child, were you the favorite or was one of your siblings? The Torah warns us that favoriting a child is not such a good thing. Yaakov Avinu (Jacob) love...

On the first night of Chanukah, how many candles do we light? One. Just one small flame. A flame so small, you can barely notice it in the room. Just one sma...

Obtain balance in life. This is the healthiest style of living a person can forge for him/herself. In Judaism we emphasize the importance of growing closer t...

Yaakov Avinu (Jacob) last saw Eisav (Esau) thirty four years ago and had to run away from his brother and his rage, after “stealing” the first and more signi...

Yaakov Avinu (Jacob) traveled from Beer-Sheva to Haran. Enroute, he spent the night on Mount Moriah. As he drifted off into slumber, Yaakov dreamt of a ladde...

These several parshios (Torah portions) deal with a real perspective-setter as they begin quite morbidly with the aging and passing of our forefathers or mot...

Avraham (Abraham), now at a ripe old age, realized it was time to marry off his son Yitzchak (Isaac). Avraham appointed his most trusted servant Eliezer with...

Sarah and Avraham were barren for many years. Sarah felt badly that she couldn't conceive for her husband, so she offered him the opportunity to marry her ma...

There are times when we find ourselves lacking enthusiasm. Be it at work, home, or with religion chas v’shalom (G-d forbid). We are stuck in a rut and just c...

Noach (Noah) was extremely righteous. He was particularly righteous in his time. Rashi goes so far as to say that he was righteous only in his time and had h...

Ahhh! The age old question! I think it's about time we settled this. The Torah opens with the creation of the world. G-d created the world in six days and on...

After the high holidays of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur we have the holiday of Sukkos. Sukkos in the Torah is called “zman simchaseinu”, a time of happiness,...

Yom Kippur is the pinnacle of the high holidays. A time when we completely submerge ourselves in a full day of prayers to Hashem. We reflect on the previous ...

Effort is Everything

Well, we made it! If you’re reading this on Rosh Hashanah or right afterwards, then you’ve made it through yet another year of life!!! Congratulations!! The ...

[Moshe told the Jewish people not to try] “to add the watered to the thirsty”. (Deuteronomy 29:18) What is this talking about? In Judaism each individual has...