In Israel, there are any number of towns that identify themselves as primarily religious. There are none, however, that are as distinct or well-known for being as intensely religious as…
Tu b’Av (The Fifteenth of Av), which is today, is no longer the well-known holiday on the Jewish calendar that it was in ancient times. In fact, the Talmud states that: “There were no…
"The Levites and the Golden Calf: Transcending One's Own Nature"
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
In this coming week's parasha, parashat Kee Tisah, we read of the rebellion of the Golden…
“The Levites and the Golden Calf: Transcending One’s Own Nature”
(Updated and revised from Kee Tisah 5761-2001)
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
In this week’s parasha, parashat…
