Parashat Haye-Sara tells the story of Avraham’s search for a burial plot for his wife, Sara. We read that Avraham purchased the site of Me’arat Ha’machpela in Hevron from a man named Efron, who charged Avraham the exorbitant...
While this week’s parsha, Chayei Sara, tells us of the death of Sara Imeinu, it opens with the words “Chayei Sara, the life of Sara”. Why the “life of” when speaking of Sara’s death....
Touched to the Core The Jewish world is on fire. The bloodbath orchestrated by Hamas and Iran on Shabbos Simchat Torah (October 7, 2023) in Southern Israel has woken up a part in every single Jew that was dormant....
In the early 20th century, universities in America, including elite Ivy league schools, imposed a Jewish quota, denying many qualified and worthy applicants’ entry, simply because they were Jewish. For example, A. Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard University from 1909-1933,...
Playing the victim, also known as utilizing the victim card, encompasses the act of fabricating or intensifying feelings of victimhood for various purposes. These reasons can include making their actions seem okay, changing what’s happening around them. When an individual...
Sheya Mendlowitz, a music producer whose work heavily influenced the landscape of Jewish music for four decades, was niftar this past Friday, 12 Cheshvan, 5784. He was 61 years old. A trailblazer and visionary in the music industry,...
The career of Sheya Mendlowitz is one of great magnitude. His name is prominently displayed on hundreds of stereophonic systems, tapes, cassettes, and compact discs. He was the first to combine a...
Parashat Vayera begins with Avraham Avinu sitting outside his tent during the heat of the day, looking out for guests. Avraham at this time was reeling from his berit milah, which he had performed just days earlier....
At the start of this week’s parsha, the Almighty appears to Avraham, who was sitting at the doorway of his tent “in the heat of the day” [Bereishis 18:1]. Rashi quotes a teaching of Chazal: “The Holy One,...
In the 6th perek of Pirkei Avos, we are taught that there are 48 acquisitions that one needs to practice to truly acquire the Torah. The Tiferes Yisroel adds another angle: one who wears the crown of...