Moses knew that if you plan for a year, plant rice. If you plan for a decade, plant a tree. If you plan for posterity, ...

The commandment of sanctifying the month is not merely a technical instruction for those who establish the calendar on how ...

Buck’s 1931 novel recounts: “There came out of the south one day a small slight cloud. The men of the village watched it, and ...

Many of us wonder why Hashem chose to devastate Egypt with ten plagues instead of simply obliterating them with one massive strike. Why endure a year-long display of power, toying with Pharaoh and his ...

Parsha Bo’s greatest lesson is to never accede, to never give in, to never give up. A wonderful lesson on Mental Health Awareness Shabbat in the UK, a day dedicated to promoting good mental health ...

God spoke to Moses saying, “Consecrate to Me, from among the Israelites, every firstborn of man or beast—the first issue of ...

And this time Pharaoh sends for Moses and Aaron and amazingly admits that he stands guilty: he says that he has sinned this ...

Pesach, the holiday of freedom. But the central food item of this holiday – matzah – symbolizes slavery. Why? Because Pesach doesn’t just commemorate our freedom. It commemorates how we ...

The moon represents Klal Yisrael – there were fifteen generations until Shlomo Hamelech and then fifteen generations where we went down, culminating in the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash. The ...