Some people find it better to be quick. For example, the Belzer Chasidim are known to be quick in their davening. The Belzer Rov used to say, “if a wagon is going slowly, it picks up a lot of mud,” ...

There are many potential factors that could rob a person of the full benefits of the numerous blessings that might have come ...

The Midrash explains the significance of SHALOM at the end of the three-fold blessing in the following way: May you have ...

When looking closely at the text, the first three commandments are identical in both Exodus and Deuteronomy, and mirror certain aspects of the first three brachot, or “blessings,” of the ...

When looking closely at the text, the first three commandments are identical in both Exodus and Deuteronomy, and mirror certain aspects of the first three brachot, or “blessings,” of the Amidah that ...

The term tinuf also appears in the Targumim as the Aramaic rendering of the Biblical Hebrew tinuf (Song of Songs 5:3), as well as the Biblical Hebrew go’al (Lam. 4:14) and elach (to Ps. 14:3,53:4, ...

Even though back in ancient times, they may not have had all the complex financial instruments that we use nowadays, people were certainly well-aware of the concept of “money,” and its use as ...

We celebrate Yom Yerushalayim this year during a tumultuous time, marked by a heightened sense of vulnerability and fragility. Alongside our ongoing fight for survival and safety on seven fronts ...