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Despite R’ Akiva’s losing 24,000 students, he did not give up hope and went and acquired 5 new students in order to reinvigorate the future of the Jewish people.

Pesach is a time of renewal, it occurs in the spring, the annual time of renewal and is when we left Egypt and became a nation. But at the same time we...

The challenge of our generation is the preservation of Jewish Identity. The Jewish people were created by fire and binds us as 1 force. Sleepless Sermon for Pesach 5769

The Chacham (wise son) and the Rasha (wicked son) seem to be asking the same question. Why do we give them such different answers? Sleepless Sermon for Pesach

Sometimes the problems that exist are not due to anything specific but rather to an attitude problem. One such issue is how we observe and relate to Chol HaMoed.

One of the manifestations of rejoicing on Sukkot is the Simchat Bet HaShoeva and the Nisuch HaMayim. What is its message?

The sukkah, a temporary dwelling, reminds us that this world is only temporary. This is also the message behind Avraham (the first of the ushpizin) describing himself as a ger and a...

The months of Elul and Adar are both the ends of the year (for months & for years). Why are their energies so different? Chodesh (new) & Shanah (different)

Why do we recite the joyous bracha of shehechiyanu on Yom Kippur, the most solemn day of the year, and why do we say it immediately following Kol Nidrei?

Rav Yaakov Ariel points out that the shofar is called by two names – shofar and keren. What is the difference between the two? Rosh Hashana 5768