Chosen It`s not our Intelligence Quotients that count, but our Righteousness Quotients.

The mission of torah God does not expect us to be perfect. If we were perfect, we would not have received the Torah.

All night Torah-thon What does Torah learning mean to the Jewish people? And is it really worth staying up all night for?

A message to my son It all began on that mountain called Sinai, and ever since, the Jewish people have labored to climb the mountain of morality and virtue, one step at a time.

Preparing for Shabbat Personal reflections on preparing ahead so that it all comes together.

mitzvot -613 According to Sefer HaMitzvot of RaMBaM & Sefer HaMitzvot HaKatzar of Chafetz Chayim

Aggadah & Mashalim Aggadah and Mashalim contain parables of infinite beauty and enshrines sayings of everlasting worth.

All About Challah Challah is a special Jewish bread that is traditionally eaten on Shabbat and Yamim Tovim.

Traditional Prayers Adon Olam asher malach, beterem kol yetzir nivra

Parashat HaShavua

Brachot VeTefillot

Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai Lag B`Omer -- literally the ``33rd day of the Omer`` -- falls out on the Hebrew date of Iyar 18 and marks the yahrtzeit (death) of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. This is a day of great celebration for the Jewish people, since on this day Rabbi Shimon revealed the fundamental Kabbalistic teachings of ``The Zohar

The mystery of Lag B`Omer Many puzzling questions surround the little understood holiday of Lag B`Omer -- the thirty third day of the counting of the Omer

The mitzvah of counting the 49 days A practical guide to becoming great in 49 days