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Is Israel Really the Safest Place for the Jewish People?
Given that today, not all Jews living in Israel are God fearing, how can we claim that the land is still protected..?
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The Nature of Free Will
If we knew exactly what was going on “up there” and exactly what we get throughout our lives, what traits we will be born with, who we are going to marry, how many kids we will have, how wealthy we will or will not be, how long we will live — we would essentially have…
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Deep Dive into the Messianic Era
This battle is seen as a necessary prelude to the Messianic era…
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On the Roots of Antisemitism and the Uniqueness of the Jewish People
The suffering of our people naturally causes us to cry out to Hashem with the question of “why”…
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The ABCs of Prayer
Where Does the Concept of Prayer Come From? In the Shema, we are given the commandment to ‘serve Him (Hashem) with all your heart’1. The Gemara2 explains that we achieve this through prayer. For this reason, prayer is referred to as the ‘work of the heart’3. Prayer is also a replacement for the sacrifices of…
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Serving Hashem With What We Have
Toward the end of the chagim, we read Kohelet, written by Shlomo HaMelech. While reading it, I thought about Shlomo’s father, King David, and I discovered something fascinating that never struck me before. From his beginnings as a shepherd to the times he was homeless, running and hiding from his enemies, King David in his…
