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  Rabbi Tarfon says: The day is short, the work is great, the workers are lazy, but the reward is

  This week, we welcome the new month of Elul. Three significant events took place just in the first week

On Friday night, as we sing Lecha Dodi, we conclude by welcoming the Shabbat queen- Come in peace, splendor of

  Why is the Torah so brutally honest about our failings and shortcomings? Why are we constantly called upon to

  This Shabbat, we begin the fifth and final book of the Torah: Devarim, (Deuteronomy). The book of Devarim opens

This week, we begin the three period in the Jewish calendar beginning with the fast of the 17th of Tammuz

  Our parsha concludes with the unique mitzvah of tzitzit- the ritual fringes worn on a four cornered garment. The

Our parsha begins as follows: Hashem spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to Aaron and say to him: “When you light

I would like to encourage you to read the OU statement in the “wake of the Death of Mr. George Floyd

  When God gave the Jewish people the Torah at Mount Sinai, the entire world became silent (Shemot Rabbah 29:9).