In this week's reading, G-d tells Moses that the people should take a Terumah, an offering, for Him. It is a good time to speak about the importance of giving charity, especially in support of Torah learning, synagogues, schools and yeshivos which help us, as Jews, to...

This week's Lifeline is dedicated by Patrick Carrera in memory of his son, Mattisyahu, who recently passed away in a car accident on December 8, 2010. May his family have a speedy recovery. If someone knocked on our door collecting money for the homeless throughout...

Shmuel Yosef ("Shai") Agnon was both a Nobel laureate in literature as a writer of modern Hebrew fiction, as well as an observant Jew. A story, attributed to him, begins with him eating in the Hebrew University library -- according to the story, this was permitted...

The Jewish people found themselves at the mouth of the sea, with Pharoah and his army closing in on them. At that moment, gripped with fear, seeing no other alternative, they cried to G-d for help (Ex.14:10). "They embraced the expertise of their fathers" (Rashi's...

While the Jewish nation began with such illustrious figures as the Patriarchs and the Matriarchs, the Jews in Egypt began a spiritual descent after the passing of Jacob's children. In the beginning of this week's Torah Portion, G-d instructs Moses to approach the Jews...

When I login each morning, I get a pop-up with news (or purported news) stories. So when I sat down to do my work, I was offered the opportunity to read "10 reasons why I don't want an iPad" for the holidays. I am very involved with high tech, of course, and don't own...