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Osnat: How Can the Daughter of an Immoral Priest Become Yosef’s Wife?
Osnat is arguably one of the most mysterious characters…
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Tamar: Unholy Actions, Holy Outcomes
In Parshat Vayeishev, we are introduced to Tamar, an exemplary tzaddeket who was as righteous as she was beautiful (Midrash Hagadol 38, 7) . Tamar was the daughter of Shem, who survived the great flood with his father Noach and brothers Cham and Yefes. We are introduced to Tamar in the context of her marriage
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Emma Lazarus, Poet and Patriot
Her writings were unabashedly Jewish…
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Helena: Queen, Convert and Pioneer
We’ve all been there. We’ve all dreamed of pink sashaying gowns, dazzling tiaras, and glistening jewelry. We’ve all closed our eyes at one point in our lives and imagined hordes of servants at our beck and call. Of lavish banquets and imposing stairwells. Thrones and treasure rooms and fragrant flower gardens with glistening fountains. Maybe
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Leah: The True Value of Gratitude
Every Jewish schoolchild knows that the very first word out of our mouths each morning is “Modeh ani.” Rav Shimshon Pincus z”l once opened a class on tefillah with the question: Why is it that we say “Modeh ani” (Grateful am I) and not “Ani modeh” (I am grateful)? And he answered: Because first, we
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Asnat Barazani: A Woman Rosh Yeshiva!
Asnat Barazani was a trailblazing figure…
