by Ram ben Ze'ev King Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, has long been seen as the heir apparent to the British throne....

Exploring why Am Yisrael as a whole and the Cohanim specifically, are expected to achieve high standards in their lives (Translated by...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen We Jews have always been outliers. Now it seems everyone else wants to catch up with us and claim victimhood,...

Leviticus 21-25 - Mourning by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen The Torah contains no specific rules about death and mourning for ordinary people. It...

As we have written, during this period of the counting of the Omer, it is customary to expound the teachings of Pirkei Avot in order to...

The first Mishnah in Pirkei Avot states: “Moshe received the Torah at Sinai and transferred it to Yehoshua. Yehoshua then transferred it...

The Rambam (Chapter 2 of Hilchot De’ot, Halacha 3) writes that there are some character traits regarding which one may not follow the...

Our Sages teach us in Pirkei Avot (Chapter 4): “Rabbi Levitas of Yavneh says: Be exceedingly low of spirit.” This means that every person...

Spiritual growth and holiness are not automatic and there is no quick-fix for them, rather they are achieved through tenacity and prayer...