The Talmud tells us that the Sages once asked Rabbi Eliezer: “To what lengths must one go to fulfill the commandment of honoring his father?” Rabbi Eliezer replied: “Let’s learn from Dama ben Nesina, a non-Jew, who lives in the city of Ashkelon.”
Parshat Bo: The Spiritual Cure Of The Makot
Founder, Toldot Yeshurun Parshat Bo (“Come”) describes the last three plagues that befell Egypt: locusts, total darkness, and the death of the
Parshat Va'eira: Sincerity Is Key
In Parshat Va'eira, Hashem speaks to Moshe. The pasuk states, "Va’eira el Avraham el Yitzchak ve’el Yaakov"—Hashem told Moshe that He appeared to
Prayer or Miracle? Understanding Divine Intervention
The Miracle
of Wheat
The Gemara in Taanit (24b) recounts the story of Elazar (Ish Birta): Whenever the gabba’ei tzedakah (charity collectors) saw
