A Kav of Pomegranates in Four Amos
By Yochanan Gordon
It’s a great time to be learning Gemara with my boys. Not that there is essentially a better or worse time, as Torah is eternal and unchanging....
Musings of a Shliach From Montana: Yisro
By Rabbi Chaim Bruk
Some aspects of our shlichus are visible to all. Chabad centers all over the world are led by rabbis and rebbetzins who strive to bring authentic Yiddishkeit...
Bloom on Parashat Yitro: The Elah and Alon
By Rabbi Moshe Bloom
Torah VeHa’aretz Institute
In this week’s haftarah (Yeshayahu 6), the prophet sees a distant ray of hope emanating from the bleak darkness of the Temple’s destruction:
וְעוֹד בָּהּ...
Monumental Dirshu World Siyum Ignites Klal Yisrael
By Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetzky
By no stretch of the imagination is Newark, New Jersey, the epicenter of the Torah world. Yet for one evening, the city of Newark hosted the...
Musings of a Shliach From Montana
Life on the frontlines takes me to interesting places, gifting me fascinating experiences.
Last week, I flew to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as a Bozeman woman had asked me to officiate...
Questions and Answers
By Yochanan Gordon
Yud Shevat, which was observed this year on February 5, was the day 70 years ago that the Frierdiker Rebbe, Reb Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, passed away; one...
Yid Parenting: On the Same Page
Question:
I’ve been reading your blog for a few years now, and my wife and I are very impressed. This question is not going to make you a lot of...
How to Get Fresh in the Produce Store
By Mordechai Schmutter
In honor of Tu B’Shevat, we should really talk about eating some fruits and vegetables, because come Purim, we’re going to switch over to junk food for...
Shabbat Shira: Song of Milk & Honey
By Rabbanit Shani Taragin
On Shabbat Shira, which always coincides with the week of Tu B’Shevat, we read “Shirat HaYam” — the Song of the Sea (Sh’mot 15), praising G-d...