יום ראשון, ה׳ כסלו תשפ״זSunday, November 15, 2026
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Question: The Covid-19 pandemic has put an end to almost all public gatherings; hence, much of Jewish congregational ritual has come to a halt. Is there a way to make up for everything we missed? M. Goldman
I don't mean to cut anyone out but just not leave everything equally?
By Marc Gronich
We just feel completely blessed by Hashem. Wherever we go after this stop we know that it’s G-d’s blessing.
What if you find it difficult to forgive someone?... How can you sincerely forgive someone who hurt you in such a terrible way?
How could I continue providing spiritual and emotional guidance from afar? How could we continue to give over Torah wisdom without the hallowed halls of yeshiva?
By Ann Goldberg
But they didn’t return it. I didn’t even know who the parents of the baby were and in any case I wouldn’t have felt comfortable bothering a new mother.
In post-1917 Russia, Judaism and Zionism (and the Hebrew language) came under attack, so manuscripts such as this one often had to pass secretly from hand to hand.
The driver managed to unload the elevator, but it wouldn’t budge afterwards. A serviceman came and said, "The elevator was overloaded. The brakes have to be replaced."
As they say, necessity is the mother of invention and innovation. As a mom of a large family, my needs turned into innovation.
By Eve Glover
An Israeli pilot later flew on the aircraft with Redfa, simulating war games against other Israeli pilots so they could discover problems associated with the plane.
This precise question does not arise in the Talmud. But young Reb Shlomo Zalman was able to marshal his breadth of knowledge and genius of application to render a most innovative ruling.
Someone asked me a question about those Jews who'd faced death at the auto-da-fe if they refused to convert. “Why not simply pretend to convert? You don’t have to actually believe in Christianity. Just say you do and avoid a horrible death.”
The true challenge of our lives, as described in Sefer Devarim, is living with prosperity – in a society where everything is abundantly available.
There is no question that the congregation of Israel at the time of the giving of the Torah was comprised of divergent views, and that the people who were transgressors and who later would be singled out as sinners were present as well.
There are so many incredible fitness machines on the market. It’s difficult to pinpoint what will motivate you without knowing you personally.
The Angel of Death was unable to take Rabba bar Nachmani to heaven because he never stopped learning.
We find daily excuses to run in to pick up just a loaf of bread, and leave with our hands laden with hot bourekas, pita, and lachmaniyot (rolls).
By Tzvi Fishman
I believe Kushner more than I believe Bibi.
Rabbi Avigdor Miller paskened that it was not enough to vote; every ben Torah had to wear a Reagan button.
Just as G-d provides places of refuge – arei miklat – for someone who accidentally killed his fellow, so too He provides a special time – Elul – during which we can seek refuge from the effects of our sins.
It is difficult to envision the medical profession regaining its credibility in this generation.
All those moments where you pictured the décor, the first dance, and the mile-long buffet are lost. A new dream had to be drawn that focused solely on the simcha and the union of two people ready to make a life together.
Confirming A Gadol’s View ‘Majority Rules’ (Eruvin 16a)
By Nathan Lewin
My father’s favorite toy was his portable Hebrew typewriter. I would fall asleep each night on the living-room sofa of our one-bedroom apartment to the clickety-clack of that machine.
The only possible source of our universe would have to be something that does not itself have to come from anywhere. And the only thing that meets that description is G-d.
Unfortunately, though, Jewish groups in the U.S. that have traditionally been the settlement movement’s strongest backers have shown it zero support now.
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
What for the prophets was a dazzling vision of a distant future of peace was, for the Sages, a practical program of good community relations.
News From Across The Pond.
In the case of a non-serious violation of procedures, it is better to address the violation in private.
The Trump peace plan is probably too far along to be altered too much by a potential Biden administration – although no one really knows.
The ADL in the past few years has, with few exceptions, mimicked the progressive line. It has criticized President Trump and other Republican leaders to an extent that has triggered charges that it has become an arm of the Democratic Party.
By Tzvi Fishman
Arabs often throw stones and Molotov cocktails at our vehicles traveling from Homesh to Shavei Shomron.
In truth, it's been known for a while that Israel and the UAE did things together, quietly. UAE even has a small, but active, Jewish community.
By Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar
Your wonderful smile radiated great happiness for your ability to help, to promote, to lead the vision of clinging to the Land of Israel.
If you engage in BDS, you will be held accountable, you will be sued, and eventually - if you're stupid enough to go to court - you will be held liable.
Though Rav Maimon lost his battle to include the phrase “and its redeemer,” he had the final word when, after Ben-Gurion completed his speech at the signing ceremony that fateful Friday afternoon, he rose and proudly recited the Shecheyanu blessing.
After this uncertain year which hit everyone in the world and not just an individual here and there, we come to this time of year feeling and thinking differently than just any year.
Instead of focusing on outreach to anti-Semitic rappers and football players, Jewish organizations should address the very real financial needs of parents with school-age children.
I kept quiet because I would have screamed if I had opened my mouth, This happened three weeks ago and since then I haven't called my parents.
Surviving the war with Rudolf Kasztner's assistance in Switzerland, R. Weissmandl made every effort to alert the world to the Nazi’s crimes, mostly to deaf ears.
If your child is struggling with an activity, consider speaking to the teacher about his or her goals for the activity.
By Chava Dumas
We came to Israel for ruchniyus, for spiritual nourishment; physical comforts were irrelevant in our search for meaning.
While they were talking, Nachman's camper dropped his gift, which broke as it hit the ground. The camper was visibly distraught although he wasn’t able to speak.
Shimon HaTzaddik likely spent a lifetime educating the masses, yet Pirkei Avos contains just one mishnah that records his teachings.
Question: The Covid-19 pandemic has put an end to almost all public gatherings; hence, much of Jewish congregational ritual has come to a halt. Is there a way to make up for everything we missed? M. Goldman
The anniversary of Adam’s creation is so important that every year Hashem determines the fate of the entire world on it.
“Shalom” implies the cessation of hostilities, while “sheket” implies the cessation of any rush or toiling that force people to be constantly moving about.
Be kind to yourself. This is hard and your pain is real. So first treat yourself with love and respect.
We are living a famous Soviet dissident joke: "In the Soviet Union, the future is known; it is the past that is always changing."
For her outspokenness, Loomer has been banned from Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms.
R’ Nachman of Breslov states that a Jew must disregard two days – yesterday and tomorrow.
Here in Modi’in we have a wonderful Absorption Department, with olim coordinators that go above and beyond to help.
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
The test of a society is not military, political, economic or demographic. It is moral and spiritual.
Carrying At The Kotel ‘Sratya u’Platya’ (Eruvin 7a)
By Tzvi Fishman
Protestors demanded that we break down the fence surrounding Kfar Maimon.... Yesha leaders and rabbis called for patience. All through the night and the following morning, the tension increased.
By Tzvi Fishman
It isn't something readily comprehensible when your own Jewish army and Jewish government throw you out of your home in the Jewish homeland.
As we sat on the bus, we watched heart-rending scenes. Infants were ripped from the arms of their mothers. People were dragged out of their homes kicking and screaming.
Rabbi Steinsaltz was a prolific and wide-ranging author, writing more than 60 books and hundreds of articles on the Talmud, Jewish mysticism, Jewish philosophy, sociology, and historical biography.
She even admitted that her decision to run for attorney general was largely “about that man in the White House who can’t go a day without threatening our fundamental rights.”
Hezbollah is doing everything it can to conceal this information. Not since O.J. Simpson has a party appeared more guilty and yet claimed it wasn’t.
By Morton A. Klein and Steve Feldman
Perhaps worst of all are the tens of thousands of Israeli children who suffer from PTSD due to these attacks.
By Marc Gronich
I have viewed my stature in Albany through the lens of how that helps me deliver for the people in my district, Myrie told The Jewish Press.
The impact he had upon spreading Torah study – thereby bringing Jews closer to G-d and their faith – cannot be overstated.
We, therefore, don’t think the advice has anything to do with the challenges Biden faces in making himself understood. Those will continue to be in play.
God didn't give us this great free republic so that eventually we would just say, Well, it's not going so well, we're going to just let it go.
After recovering from their initial shock, rescue forces at the site began to evacuate people and treat the injured, but there were insufficient paramedics available to handle the emergency.
Is it proper for a Jew to propose on one knee?
Happiness comes when we leave the "I" and enter the "We." There is giving and no taking.
Uttering this plea is my verbal version of going after rodfei Yisrael. In Jewish law, one can initiate pre-emptive self-defense, and "take out" someone before they do it to you.
When we hear that Teflon pots may cause cancer or that the surgeon general warned of the possible dangers of a product, we become very wary. So it goes without saying that when the Torah cautions us about something, we should be very concerned.
Waiting For Kiddush ‘Mazal Bears No Influence…’ (Shabbos 156a)
Get creative – and collaborative. Brainstorm your children’s passions and come up with large projects that they can work on by themselves or with a friend or family member remotely.
By Marc Gronich
The Department still has not revealed the number of people who were transferred from nursing homes to hospitals and then died there, Gottfried said.
By Eliana Klein
True, they agreed that the other was nice looking and the correct age and observance level. But a shidduch redt by a driving instructor who hardly knew either of them? Seriously???
To date, Yoram has sold hundreds of tallitot that have been given to hundreds of grooms who have appeared miraculously in the girls’ lives shortly after they bought tallitot there.
I truly believe that chessed begins at home. We must care for our own immediate families and extended families before running out to save the world.
Coffee wasn’t the only reason societies of the kind described above proliferated during this period.
It's always possible to ask forgiveness and to forgive, and to begin anew.
By Erez Tadmor
Over the past several years, the right has made a quantum leap on a perceptual level. The right-wing media outlets, social media, and NGOs have managed to break the left’s hold on the flow of information and its control of the national agenda. Its fight against judicial overreach has become one of the main rallying cries of right-wing voters.
By Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman
The Talmud presents an enigmatic aggadic dialogue between G-d and the angels in which the angels ask G-d how He can show favor to the Jewish people (as is implied in the Priestly Blessing) when fairness and justice usually preclude showing favoritism.
Other words derived from this root include “chatzi” (half), “chazot” (midday or midnight), “chutz” (outside/exterior), and “cheitz” (arrow).
Rashi explains: “From the 15th of Av onward, whoever adds nights to the days by studying Torah adds life to his lifetime.”
The Shach [Yoreh De’ah 151:17] doesn’t understand this statement, however, because we commonly see non-Jews bringing icons into their homes on a permanent basis!
Admittedly, the lift included some items we had planned to leave behind and others that we had wanted on flight, but while packing had not gone as planned – a running theme in our aliyah – it would have to do.
By Bruce Abramson and Jeff Ballabon
A disclosure before diving into the substance of the platform: We were directly involved in drafting the language that became the Republican Party platform’s watershed 2016 Israel plank, unanimously adopted to standing ovation and widely referred to as “the most pro-Israel ever.”
November 13, 2026 
