Before Korach speaks, before Moshe responds, before the earth opens, the Torah tells us: This is not a dispute that belongs ...

The Torah disqualifies relatives of a litigant from testifying, replied Rabbi Dayan. This applies whether they want to testify to their relative’s benefit or detriment, and even if they are righteous ...

By Rabbi Simcha Feuerman. We might think ancient society was cruel to women – and in many ways, the ancient world did not suffici ...

Some even place the silver atarah upon a layer of velvet as a further adornment. Yet, other very great people such as Rav ...

By Rabbi Aaron I. Reichel. Herod may have been the greatest builder of all time (or one of the greatest), but he cert ...

The soldiers were found to be suitable for the course and have been approached by their commanders to become tank commanders, but gave up the opportunity for fear of degrading their religious ...

By Sandy Eller. The menorahs are polished, the dreidels are ready to make their annual appearance and donuts and latkes seem to be just abo ...

The IDF is again calling on the Gazan residents to obey its instructions and not to approach Israeli forces deployed in the area.

Passive aggression is most common in contexts where direct assertion feels risky (authority relationships, dependent relationships). As was noted, in our case in the Gemara and in many life situations ...

Chazal tell us that a person’s character can be found in his name. If one looks at the names of the spies, one can discern ...

The story of the Koffskys in America is just one side of a four-sided coin that explains how I got here. My grandparents were ...

The words are brief, but they open a window into the inner world that shaped everything that followed. The land had not ...