A fascinating explanation as to why Avraham Avinu saved Lot from the Four Kings! From the teachings of Maran Rebbeinu Ovadia Yosef...

Bereishit/Genesis Chapters 12-17 - Challenges by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen After the chapters that describe stages of early humanity, we come...

by Ram ben Ze'ev The concept of prisoner exchange  has become embedded in Israeli strategy, yet it is a practice fraught with peril and a...

Believing but Not Quite Believing (HaRav HaGaon Rav Yaakov Sasson Shlit”a) (translated by our dear friend Rav Daniel Levy Shlit”a, Leeds...

During the past few days, we have discussed the Mitzvah of honoring one’s parents. We have mentioned that those who honor their parents...

Genesis (Bereishit) Chapter 6:9  EVOLUTION by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen   In some religious  fundamentalist circles, the word evolution is a...

The Opinion of the Rambam The Rambam (Chapter 6 of Hilchot Mamrim) writes: “Honoring and revering one’s parents is a great Mitzvah...

As was mentioned in the previous Halacha, the Mitzvah of honoring one’s parents includes two different aspects: honoring one’s parents...

Honor Your Father and Your Mother The Baraita (Kiddushin 30b) states: “One verse states, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ while...