Moses went and spoke these words to the Children of Israel. And he said to them, “A hundred and twenty years old I am today. I can no longer sally forth and come in…Rabbi Israel Salanter, founder of the Mussar movement, spent his life preaching about introspection. He died in Koenigsberg far away from his

Bells were attached to the high priest's garments so that sound be heard when he comes into the sanctum before the LORD. Quoting this verse, the Rabbis teach that before entering a room, one must knock on the door. Similarly, we are standing at the doorway to a new year and must knock before crossing

You shall not abhor an Egyptian, for you were a sojourner in his land. The sons that are born to them, their third generation may come into the LORD’s assembly. The reason the third generation is able to come into the LORD’s assembly, Hizkuni explains through the verse that instructs us to retell the story

“Should there be found in your midst…a man or a woman who…go and worship other gods… By the word of two witnesses or three witnesses…” Jewish law requires two witnesses. The Talmud teaches a general rule: the Torah specifies two or three witnesses to teach that if one witness is disqualified, the testimony of the

“Should there be found in your midst…a man or a woman who…go and worship other gods… By the word of two witnesses or three witnesses…” Jewish law requires two witnesses. The Talmud teaches a general rule: the Torah specifies two or three witnesses to teach that if one witness is disqualified, the testimony of the