The Torah introduces the momentous event of the giving of the Torah to the Jewish nation with the verse (Shemot 19), “On the third month...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Shavuot starts on Thursday night and continues on Friday Night in the Diaspora. As far as the Bible was concerned,...

The Source for the Order of the Night of Shavuot The widespread custom among the entire Jewish nation is to stay awake the entire night...

What is an Eruv Tavshilin? This year (5783), the Shavuot holiday will fall out on Friday, Erev Shabbat. We know that it is permissible to...

by Ram ben Ze'ev In recent years, the Women of the Wall (WOW) movement has garnered significant attention for its efforts to challenge...

Are Positions of Authority Good or Bad? Translated by our dear friend Rav Daniel Levy Shlit”a, Leeds, United Kingdom In this week’s...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Whatever one may or may not think of monarchy, the coronation of King Charles was a magnificent pageant. It...

by Ram ben Ze'ev Sefaria , an online platform dedicated to providing access to Jewish texts, has been a valuable resource for scholars,...

Numbers 1- 4:20 - War and Conscription by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen The Book of B’Midbar, In the Desert, includes the preparations made to...