Understanding the Resurrection of the Dead

Why is the highest future revelation (Techiyas HaMeisim) universally accessible to Jews, while a lower one (Gan Eden) has prerequisites?

One Sheep, 70 Wolves, and a Great Shepherd

What was it about deriving pleasure from this banquet that was so appalling that it nearly resulted in the destruction not only of those who attended, but even of those who were not invited?

The Torah Of 40

One answer is that the word Terumah also translates as “uplifting.” While it is true that the Mishkan in all its forms facilitates bringing the Divine revelation of Sinai into the world, Torah study, specifically has another accomplishment.

Mishneh Torah, Kings and Wars, Chapter 12

Therefore, the Jews will be great sages and know the hidden matters, grasping the knowledge of their Creator according to the full extent of human potential...

Mishneh Torah, Kings and Wars, Chapter 11

When the true Messianic king will arise and prove successful, his position becoming exalted and uplifted, they will all return and realize that their ancestors endowed them with a false heritage and their prophets and ancestors caused them to err.

Whose Servant Are We: Two Perspectives

When a Jew allows himself to become a subject of another human being, that compromises his total subservience to G-d.

Raise Up Many Students

One could also see how this process works in the reverse. By enacting new laws as a fence around the Torah, we can attain the goal of “raising up many students,” which, in turn leads to “being deliberate in judgment.”

Four Dimensions Of The Eighth Day

Let us thus examine the reason for the eighth day requirement from all these perspectives.

Five Lessons From Nadav And Avihu

The lesson here is that no matter how holy and exalted we may be Judaism requires that we have a teacher, mentor or guide with whom to consult.

Restoring G-d’s Name Through Tzedakah

Redemption is when “G-d will be one and His name will be one,” in other words, when the entire world will recognize G-d’s infinite and exclusive power.

Irrationality and Anti-Semitism

One hater cannot tolerate that a Jew is different while the other cannot tolerate that the Jew is not different.

The Musical Composition of Transformation to Geula

In the next world we will merit a complete revelation which is alluded to in the ten-stringed harp, because we know that the number ten represents perfection.

Building a Dwelling for Hashem Brick by Brick

The Torah focuses on a description of the type of labor the Egyptians forced them to do, which seems unimportant.

The Power of Shiloh

One may suggest that the name Shiloh is connected with a prophet, who was arguably Shiloh’s most illustrious resident known as Achiyah the Shilonite.

The Weapon Against Galus

Living in less than an ideal existence allows for a misalignment between the internal and the external, the spiritual and the material.