One Vort a Day

The name of the father of the navi Yoel written in Tanach is “פתואל.” The Midrash (ילקוט שמעוני יואל רמז תקל"ג) writes that this was ...

The Gemara (סנהדרין כב, ב. נדרים נא, א) tells us of a certain "Ben Eleasa" who would spend large sums of money in an effort to lea...

Walking into any Orthodox Shul today, you will encounter a mechitzah, a partition running between the men and ladies section of the Shul. Ot...

When Yaakov was left alone to retrieve his jugs, he got embroiled in a fight with the angel of his evil brother Esav. They battled all night...

R. Chaim Vital writes of his esteemed master and teacher, the Arizal, that he was careful to make an eruvei chatzeiros every week before Sha...

The Gemara (חולין ט, א) declares that a Talmid Chacham must know three things: ksav (writing), shechitah, and milah. Rashi (ד"ה כתב) ex...

The Gemara (שבת פח, א) relates that when Hashem approached the Jews with the proposition of receiving the Torah, He was rather forceful abou...