The daf yomi to be cited below doesn’t address this even indirectly, but provides a solution very directly. In a world saturated with the stench of antisemitism, with the allegation of genocide by ...

I was taught to make a Kiddush Hashem no matter where I stand; in a parking lot among our own, or as the only Jew in town. Space doesn’t define sanctity. Behavior does. Especially when no one’s wa ...

There is a calendar match-up between the seven days of Pesach and most of the rest of the calendar, using At-Bash – an alphabetical scheme which matches alef with tav, bet with shin, gimel with reish, ...

This Shabbat is known for its haftara, which always precedes Tisha B’Av: Chazon Yeshayahu – the vision of Yeshayahu. This is a difficult affair, traditionally read in the melody of Eicha, but it ...

As Steve Jobs said in his Stanford commencement speech, You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.

The Churban“All the Roman commanders who saw the internal conflict among the Jews viewed it as a gift from heaven and urged an immediate attack. But Vespasian wisely counseled pa ...