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Good Match, Bad Match: Lessons on Marriage in Tanach
The first marriage in Tanach is that of Adam and Chava, a marriage which we mention under every chuppa…
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Exploring Sibling Rivalry and Fraternity in the Torah
Most of the early sibling relationships in Tanach are highly fraught; with jealousy, with anger and with hatred…
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Good Parent, Bad Parent: Lessons on Parenting from Tanach Characters
Torah is our guidebook for life…
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Contrasting the Educational Paths of Torah Study and Secular Learning
In a world often obsessed with outcomes and measurable results, the concept of learning for its own sake can seem almost foreign…
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Are Women Obligated in Birkat Hamazon?
A remarkable element of Jewish life is how in our everyday acts we are offered the opportunity to connect to Hashem and show gratitude for what He has blessed us with. An expression of this is in the commandment to thank Hashem both before and after we eat. The mitzvah of birkat hamazon (the after…
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Losing Myself in the Crowd: My Arduous Journey Towards Orthodox Judaism
Who am I? Why am I here? These were the questions I kept asking myself throughout my religious journey, and I am still attempting to answer them to this day. For a Baal Teshuva, the journey towards Judaism can be long and hazardous. I would like to share my journey of coming closer to Judaism,
