The Ra?avad (R. Avraham ibn Daud, 13th c.) was one of Provence?s great Jewish scholars. In the introduction to his book Ba?alei Nefesh (which is about the relationship between a husband and wife) he describes the motivation for...
Article by: Shifra Baronofsky
Gender and Education is a very sensitive topic within Judaism. From the time of the Talmud in the early first millennium until only a few decades ago...
D'vrei torah by: Shifra Baronofsky
Rabbi Kaminetsky says Revenge. Though the Torah warns us against acting on our emotions, it's hard to control the desire. In fact...
D'vrei torah by: Hannah Grossman
This week's parsha, Mikeitz, meaning "the end" continues the story of Yoseph's
time in Egypt by beginning with "the end" of his imprisonment. When Pharaoh
dreams of seven....
My favorite image of OJ Simpson is a commercial he did for Hertz. Some poor woman has forgotten her ID at the checkout counterand is getting on the plane. OJ sprints broken-field through ...