God’s Divine Irony and the Arch of Titus
Commissioned by the Emperor Domitian in honor of his now “deified” brother Titus, the famed Arch of Titus still stands…
Read MoreCommissioned by the Emperor Domitian in honor of his now “deified” brother Titus, the famed Arch of Titus still stands…
Read MoreThe Gemara Berachot (6a) famously makes a fascinating and astounding assertion. HaKadosh Baruch Hu “wears” tefillin that contain verses referencing…
Read MoreLast week, we discussed the martyrdom of Rebbe Shimon ben Gamliel, the first of the asarah harguei malchut. Hazal tell…
Read MoreWe famously commemorate the ten great martyrs, known as the asarah harugei malchut, every Tisha B’Av and Yom Kippur. These…
Read MoreDespite Chazal clearly explaining that the true reasons for the laws of parah adumah are ultimately inscrutable, the midrash provides…
Read MoreIn modern day Jewish discourse, it is a given that every Jew is holy. The inalienable sanctity of every member…
Read MoreOver the past months, I have written much about Jerusalem’s unique capability to unite Jews and bring Klal Yisrael together.…
Read MoreLast week, we discussed the metaphysical connection between Har Sinai and Har Moriah. The mountain on which the Torah was…
Read MoreIf we haven’t already gotten the message of these weekly divrei Torah, Jerusalem is pretty much the center of everything…
Read MoreAllow me to describe one of my favorite berachot to recite. When traveling to the Kotel HaMaravi from Sha’ar Tzion,…
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