Bilaam was the prophet for the Nations who watch the progression of the Israelites into, their destiny with apprehension. He is called into action by Balak the King of Moab who has been witness to the fact that the armies of the Canaanite nations are no match for this ragtag group of people led by [...] Read more »
Much has and will be written about the spiritual giant that was Rav Mordechai Eliyahu “Z’Tzl” . He was, as his son Rav Shmuel said, a spiritual father to many . Many will describe his courageous and unflinching stands on the sanctity of torah and torah life. Others may speak with loving words of the [...] Read more »
Over the millennia, Jews have turned towards the holy city of Jerusalem when praying. The Talmud in Berachot 34b derives this rule from how Daniel would pray in Babylon: “One should pray in a house which has windows, as it says (Daniel 6:11), ‘And Daniel would enter his house, where there were open windows in [...] Read more »