The Month of Shevat
The month of Shevat is the eleventh month counting from Nisan. As it states in the Book of Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah), ‘On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of...
Feb 13, 2014
By OU Staff
Leading Role of Women in the Exodus and in...
In the Exodus The Midrash teaches that Jewish women played a major role in the Exodus, by keeping alive the spirits of their husbands, preventing them from becoming depressed under the...
Feb 13, 2014
By OU Staff
The Month of Cheshvan
Sign: Akrav (Scorpion) – because the earth is thirsty for water Other Names: Mar Cheshvan, Bul, Hachodesh HaShmini Significance: Cheshvan, the month following Tishrei on the modern Jewish calendar is referred...
Feb 13, 2014
By OU Staff
The Translation of the Seventy
At the beginning of the period of the Second Beit Hamikdash, the Second Temple, the people of Israel lived under Persian dominion. After the fall of the Persian Empire, Greece inherited...
Feb 13, 2014
By OU Staff
The Miracle of Translation
This task which Ptolemy imposed on the 72 Elders was beyond human capacity. The Torah was written so that its content might be open to a great variety of possible interpretations....
Feb 13, 2014
By OU Staff
11 Cheshvan: Rachel Imeinu Passes Away
On the eleventh of Cheshvan, while giving birth to her 2nd son, Binyamin, Rachel, the beloved wife of Ya’akov, died, and was buried on the road to Bethlehem. The site of...
Feb 12, 2014
By OU Staff
It’s Always Darkest Just Before the Dawn
One might expect Rosh Chodesh to be observed when the moon is full. Why is it celebrated when the moon is essentially invisible in the dark, night sky?
Jan 10, 2013
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
How One Person Can Change the World
HaRav Grossman, the renowned chief Rabbi of Migdal Haemek, speaks to hundreds of women at the L’Ayla Women’s Initiative “Reaching Higher” Event on Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan in Jerusalem. This is a...
Nov 5, 2012
By Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman
Rambam’s Analysis of the Six Spiritual Roadblocks that Preclude...
In Hilchot Teshuva, the Rambam lists 24 things that can prevent a person from attaining teshuva. These 24 roadblocks can be divided into 6 different categories.
Aug 24, 2012
By Rabbi Steven Weil
Elul: Time of Desire
Elul is characterized as a time of desire. It is when we are most acceptable before God. Our job is to tap into this energy & utilize it. How do we...
Aug 17, 2012
By Shira Smiles
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