1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1512+ words) The Torah relates in our Parasha, that: (38: 8-156): "Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying;"Speak to Bnei Israel and say to them: When you cross the River Jordan to the Land of Canaan, you shall designate cities for yourselves, cities of refuge…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1915+ words) In the portion read this past Shabbat, Moses, facing his mortality, asks G-d to appoint a successor. May the Lord, God of the spirits of all flesh, choose a man over the congregation who will go out before them and…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (338+ words) Does physical reality change according to human knowledge? Many unscrupulous social sciences "experts" latched onto Heisenberg's ideas (and misused Einstein's Relativity) to claim that what applies in the micro, subatomic world can be extrapolated to our macro world. Thus, if…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (32+ words) Real time news brief - Who should be learning instead of serving? - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Who should be learning instead of serving?...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago  (36+ words) Hamas captivity survivor Rom Braslavski shares decision to switch from wearing a small kippah to wearing a large one, says he is doing it 'for Judaism and the Torah.' Captivity survivor Ram Braslavski's religious announcement...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (63+ words) Real time news brief - Temple Mount to be closed to Jewish visitors on Tuesday - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Temple Mount to be closed to Jewish visitors on Tuesday The Temple…...

4+ week, 17+ hour ago  (432+ words) Every year I look at the claims of Korach and try to understand what exactly his point was. Was he looking for honor? A job? Did he have good intentions? "For the entire congregation are all holy, and the Lord…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (844+ words) As Jews around the world celebrate Shavuot and commemorate the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai more than 3, 300 years ago, the Haftorah for the festival offers a stirring lesson on revelation, holiness and the meeting point between heaven and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (517+ words) And indeed, from the Torah, even without an eruv tavshilin it is permitted to cook from the festival for the Sabbath, since it is only for an ordinary weekday that cooking is Biblically forbidden. However, our Sages prohibited this without…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (32+ words) Note that the Bikurim declaration deals with agricultural produce, while ignoring the bigger implications of the Jewish nation and our great spiritual mission as Hashem's chosen people in Eretz Yisrael. Why?...