As we emerge from Tisha b’Av and our annual three-week period of mourning the destruction and loss of our Holy Temples in Jerusalem, we are invigorated and inspired every year by Parashat Vaetchanan.

Answer: We mentioned in weeks past that both the Ba’al HaMaor and Rabbi Yehuda b. R’ Yakar (the teacher of the Ramban) – two of the leading sages in Spain – were eager to introduce the words “Keil ...

The Shema—a simple prayer many Jews say before going to sleep. Modeh Ani—a short thank you to Hashem for letting us live yet another day. These are the prayers that have lead me through my life ...