There is an old cliche that goes, “It’s not what you say; it’s how you say it.” While that particular phrase only dates back to the 1970s, there is a much more ancient and Jewish source to this ...

And he said to them, “Set your hearts to all of the words which I bear witness for you this day, so that you may command your children to observe to do all the words of this Torah.” Just before ...

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Elul is here again. For many of us, the cry of Elul can sometimes create an uncomfortable feeling. Here we go again. Will anything be different this time around? Well, recently I saw something that ...

Shabbat Nachamu Concert! Shabbat Nachamu Getaway! Tu B’av Shidduch Program! The advertisements grab our attention from all directions, but the stark question remains. Is this what Shabbat Nachamu is ...

In this week’s Parshah, [Parshas Balak], the King of Moav, [whose name is] Balak, seeks to employ the services of a sorcerer and prophet named Bilaam in order to curse the Jews. Though given several ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tells Fox News that US President Donald Trump is still aiming for a nuclear deal with Iran even as hostilities have escalated between Israel and Tehran. “Of course,” ...

The story of the Israelites as found in the Torah is bracketed by song. As the Jews stand victorious over the Egyptians at the sea, they sing. And, poised to enter Israel, ready to cross yet another ...

Insights from Toras Harav Levi Yitzchok Schneerson, the Rebbe's father, presented by Shliach Rabbi Dovid Dubov of New Jersey. Parshas Haazinu: Breadth & Depth in Torah Scholarship. Video Insights from ...