The opening verse of Parashat Hayeh-Sara tells us that our matriarch Sara lived for “one hundred years, twenty years, and seven years.” This is an unusual way of telling us how long Sara lived, as rather than simply...
The story is told of an Orthodox Jew who went on a business trip and was at the airport for his flight home. As we he went through security, he experiened everyone’s nightmare – after he...
Without a question, one of the greatest women in the history of the world was Sarah Imeinu. The posuk testifies that when she was one hundred years old, she was absolutely free of sin like an innocent twenty year old. And...
ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB: THE MORNING, DUSK, AND NIGHT OF JUDAISM ISAAC AND REBECCA The first act of marriage described in the Torah is the one between Isaac and Rebecca, in this week’s portion, Chayei Sarah. It is also the first...
William Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night is probably his most enduring and popular comedy. At one point, the unfortunate Malvolio discovers a letter he thinks has been written by Countess Olivia, with whom he is...
The career of Sheya Mendlowitz is one of great magnitude. His name is prominently displayed on hundreds of stereophonic systems, tapes, cassette, and compact discs. He was the first to...
I. The Problematic Theology of the Stranger Rabbi Jonathan Sacks zt”l, whose first yahrtzeit falls this year on October 26 (20 Cheshvan), opened up Jewish thought to a broader audience with...
The passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt”l, whose first yahrtzeit falls this year on October 26 (20 Cheshvan), left thousands if not millions of people of faith — Orthodox...
By Virtue of the Running of Avraham, Israel Received the Torah The pasuk [verse] says “And G-d appeared to him in Elonei Mamre.” This is a strange construction. Rather than saying...
“Vayeira eilov HaShem….” “HaShem appeared to him in the plains of Mamre, while he was sitting at the entrance of the tent...