There is no Biblical term for “identity”. True we have terms for self (Anochi), or something closer to core identity such as ...

One question in the poskim arises regarding if the parent left no assets at all. Some argue that since a child is only obligated to honor his parents using their funds and not his own, here he would b ...

A few weeks later I received a thank you note from the man. “You will never know how much that Gemara means to me,” he wrote. The impact of Torah learning is far-reaching and its ramifications can ...

The Gemara takes it as a given that disinterment is a forbidden desecration of the human body. The Gilyonei Hashas suggests ...

This episode is counted by our Sages as the final, culminating test with which Hashem tested Avraham. But then why is it ...

The answer is that he was observing whether Rivkah would accept the jewelry he gave her immediately afterward. By taking the ...

Kollel Anash of Crown Heights has released a new volume of the acclaimed Kovetz Iyunim series. The Kovetz includes articles ...

Sgt. Ofir Testa, 21, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade, from Jerusalem, was killed on October 7 battling the Hamas ...

The best way to empower future generations toward a meaningful Judaism and understanding of Israel is to promote Jewish knowledge ...

As with all serious matters in life we can find the roots of this controversy within the wells of wisdom of Chazal, as stated in the Gemara: The Gemara (Pesachim 56a) describes the last hours of ...

I keep kosher, observe Shabbat, don tefillin every morning and attend a yeshiva in NYC where I learn Mishnah and Gemara daily under the guidance of esteemed rabbis.” Marcus noted that his ...