The Turei Zahav (Chapter 21, Subsection 2) writes that it is worthy not to use the wood of the Sukkah for mundane purposes since these...

The Torah commands us to sit in the Sukkah during the seven days of the Sukkot holiday and to rejoice more during this holiday than...

by Ram ben Ze'ev In the depths of Jewish mysticism, the Holy Zohar provides profound insights into the nature of spiritual awakening and...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing new actions to provide temporary immigration reprieve to eligible Lebanese...

by Ram ben Ze'ev In Jewish tradition, the Talmud serves as a foundational text, building on the Torah and the teachings of the sages....

by Ram ben Ze'ev The land of Yisrael (Israel) has always been central to the Jewish identity and destiny. Throughout the Torah and the...

The Gemara (Sukkah 11b) explains that the Mitzvah of Sukkah is in commemoration of the clouds of glory that surrounded our ancestors when...

From Serious to Joy by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen There is a line in the Book of Psalms that reads “Rejoice in trembling” (Psalms 2:11) that...

by Ram ben Ze'ev Judaism is often misunderstood as merely a religion when, in fact, it is far more. Judaism encompasses not only a faith...