"The Centrality of Joy in Jewish Observance"
(updated and revised from Kee Tavo 5764-2004)
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
Parashat Kee Tavo is one of the two parashiot in the Torah that…
In 2001, it was recognized that in the course of American history, numerous heroes had been denied consideration for the United States Medal of Honor for extreme valor in battle, due to…
On the morning after Jacob was to marry Rachel, he woke to find that his new bride was actually Rachel’s older sister Leah. The Midrash records that Jacob said to Leah: “Deceiver,…
Barbara Tuchman (née Wertheim), born January 30, 1912, never earned a doctorate in history, but the books that she authored injected new life into the layman’s study and understanding of…
