Sinai and Moriah: The Curtain Lifts
Last week, we discussed the metaphysical connection between Har Sinai and Har Moriah. The mountain on which the Torah was…
The Faithful City and Her Faithful Children
At the close of its exegesis of Sefer VaYikra, the Midrash Rabba discusses the incredible spiritual capabilities granted to one…
Rebbe Shimon at the Entrance to Jerusalem
The Gemara Makkot (19b) has a lengthy discussion regarding the laws of ma’aser sheni. Farmers would separate this tithe, an…
Rebbe Eliezer: A Burning Love for Jerusalem
The Shabbatot on which we read the Torah portions of Achrei Mot and Kedoshim present a strange anomaly in the…
A Golden Opportunity
The students of the great Amoraic sage Rav once asked him if they are permitted to travel to his beit…
Soul of the Holy City
Last week, we described the miraculous capacity of Eretz Yisrael and Yerushalayim to accommodate throngs of Jews beyond normal physical…
Rebbe Chanina and the City of the Deer
Before formerly inaugurating Aharon and his sons as kohanim, Hashem instructs Moshe Rabbeinu to gather all of Klal Yisrael to…
VeNahaphoch Hu
The entire story of Megillat Esther takes place in Shushan, the capital city of the Persian empire, located in modern…
PURIM at time of War against AMALEK – from Haman to Hamas!
It’s that beautiful time of the year, the month of Adar, with extra happiness-simcha, and the festival of Purim, with its…
Ramadan, Rafah, and the Centrality of Jerusalem
Ramadan approaches. It looms over everything Israel and the IDF are trying to accomplish against the Amalek of our generation…