Sir Moses Montefiore (1784-1885) had an extraordinary impact on the world. Beginning a career in general business, Montefiore quickly gained one of the 12 brokers' licenses that were set…
Tap into the wisdom found in the writings and biographies of the chassidic masters to transform your Shabbat table into a truly uplifting experience.
There is much to be gleaned from the…
The Torah verse that most epitomizes the emotion of love is: “Anee l’dodi v’dodi lee” – I am to my beloved, and my beloved is to me (Song of Songs 6:3). The ideal love relationship,…
Language is considered to be one of the unique characteristics of humankind. Lazarus (Eliezer Solomon) Geiger believed that there was a great deal to learn about humanity from studying…
Would you believe that the founding of Israel’s second largest university (33,000 students) was conceived “deep in the heart of Dixie"?
Two years after Israel’s founding in 1948, the…
