Some of the most moving moments we have witnessed in shul happen without fanfare. A man rises for his aliyah, kisses the mantel with unmistakable tenderness, and returns to his seat. Only later do you learn that he was not born into this world. He chose it, fought for it, rebuilt his life around it. […]
Dear God, Please excuse me if I sound a little out of it, but I’m feeling kind of small today. I’m hungry and thirsty, and my feet hurt from standing. I have my good days, when I’m glowingly transcendent and strive towards the infinite, stretching myself to go further. Today isn’t one of those days,
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Unlike most of my other stories, this is not based on real events. I wrote it when my in-laws were hosting my family at a hotel in Tiberias. The kids spent their days in the pool, and the hotel had an open bar, though I am mostly sure that had nothing to do with this
I originally named my site “Wrestling the Angel” because some Jewish sources explain that Jacob, the patriarch of the Jews, wrestled the angel of Esau, described by the sages as the patriarch of Rome and Western culture. I have spent many years dialoguing with Christians. I have encountered many amazing Souls, but at the same
Torah Scholar teaching Torah to his students. (image created with AI) Open your own Bible and read the timeline yourself. From the day Adam walked in Gan Eden until the day Moses died in the wilderness (2,658 years according to the ancient Jewish chronology Seder Olam Rabbah), not one complete Torah scroll existed on earth.
Yes, this is a “true story,” but I only witnessed the beginning, the scene being set, the cast of characters lining up off stage. Nothing will be clear at first, but by the end, you will understand. I will explain at the end, but don’t peek. Wait. I hope it is worth the wait. The
The verb we use three times daily is לְהִתְפַּלֵּל, lehitpallēl. Its root is פ־ל־ל, p-l-l, which in every appearance in Tanakh means to judge, to assess, to differentiate, to execute decisive judgement. Shemot 21:22: וְנָתְנוּ בִּפְלִלִים, venātenū bi-pelīlīm (according to the judgement of the judges). Ruth 1:20: כִּי הֵמַר פָּלַל לִי שַׁדַּי, kī hēmar pālal
Dolphins on the Moon I hadn’t been to the Danny Bar in a long time, but it bothered me that I didn’t find the entrance right away. Danny Bar was a hidden gem among serious blues enthusiasts and had once been an essential part of my life. Located in one of the more disreputable parts
You may have heard the line in one form or another.“Almost half of all IDF exemptions go to the “secular” Israelis. So why are people so obsessed with the haredim? Plenty of Jews don’t serve.” The statistic is true…butNow let’s finish the sentence. Secular Israelis receive roughly 46 percent of the exemption certificates because secular
When a sincere non-Jew coworker begins asking questions about Judaism, he usually does so from a place of genuine love for God. To him, their understanding is life itself. The idea that his beliefs could be avodah zarah (עבודה זרה, foreign worship) never crosses his mind. After all he does not bow to statues. He
Every yeshiva bachur knows the story by heart. A shepherd boy, still smelling of sheep, spends his nights composing Tehillim and his days guarding the flock with sling and staff. Torah and Tehillim are his entire world. Then he hears the giant cursing Hashem and His army. The soldiers tremble. The king offers armor. David
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The Tanakh demolishes the “fake Jews” claim by showing that the covenant people were founded, expanded, and sustained by outsiders who chose faithfulness to Hashem and His Torah. Today’s detractors would brand these figures “fake Jews” with laughable absurdity. Avram was a Chaldean idol-worshiper from Ur (Josh 24:2), a total foreigner with no Jewish blood.
Washington Square, 2025: skull-capped activists scream “NO KINGS!” at a drone-camera sky. Fast-cut to Ziph, 1040 BCE: the Ziphites sprint to Saul’s camp. “David is hiding among us on the hill of Hachilah!” (1 Sam 23:19). Same impulse, 3,000 years apart: impatience with God’s king. One leaks coordinates to a tyrant; the other leaks theology
Just as the first shaft of sunlight rising over the mount of olives pierced the open Nicanor Gate and struck the 2nd bronze ring in the slaughter area (Mishnah Tamid 3:3), a clock set by Hashem the time arrived, the Court of Israel already filled with hundreds of men, arranged by their district, silently stood
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