Today is the public fast day known as the “Fast of Esther” and it is customary among the entire Jewish nation to fast on this day In the...

by Shlomo Pacht At the end of each week, we have been featuring excerpts from Yizkor books in JewishGen's archive. You can find the...

The Unity of Am Yisrael is an Antidote to Evil Decrees (Based on the Ma’amar of HaRav HaGoan Rav David Shaltiel Shlit”a) (translated by...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen It’s the festival you might never have heard of, Nicanor Day, the 13th of Adar, the day before Purim. Two thousand...

Exodus 27:20-30:10 and Deuteronomy 25:17-19 - Amalek by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen The Shabbat before Purim is always called Shabbat Zachor, the...

Every member of the Jewish nation is obligated to read the Megillah on the day of Purim. One must read it during the night and once again...

It isn’t enough to study Torah and observe the Mitzvot ourselves, we must also merit others (From the teachings of Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen I recently came across a book called “The Call of the Tribe: Essays” by the Peruvian Nobel Prize Winner Mario...

Exodus, Chapter 25-27:20 - THE LOST ARK by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen The Tabernacle was the House of God, symbolizing the Divine Presence. It...