Nothing in the Torah is superfluous. From every word – and even from each letter – our sages derived halachic rulings or ethical teachings.

Answers 1. The nature of providence over the Land is on a higher level than of other lands. 2. It is more appropriate to ...

Someone who sins is meant to bring something of himself – his heart and emotions – and to experience a sense of closeness to ...

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Shabbos HaGadol isn’t just another Shabbos—it’s the Shabbos heartbeat of Pesach’s sacredness, the spark that sets our redemption in motion. It’s called “the Great Shabbos” because it holds within it ...

The weekly Torah portion of “Teruma” comes after the Torah has been given at Sinai and after the portion of “Mishpatim,” the ...

Exodus 38:21 – 40:38 ...

Oholei Torah is in contract to purchase a new building at 1333 President Street — located at the corner of Brooklyn Avenue, ...

Rick Lupert, a poet, songleader and graphic designer, is the author of 28 books including “God Wrestler: A Poem for Every Torah Portion.” Visit him at www.JewishPoetry.net ...

The Torah portion Mishpatim, read this past Shabbat, teaches us what social responsibility really means. The word responsibility [achrayut in Hebrew] is from the Hebrew acher, other; to see the ...