Parashat Eikev teaches that living in Eretz Yisrael is not merely a privilege but a sacred responsibility. The Torah describes the Land as one of abundance—“a land of wheat, barley, grapes, figs, and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and date honey”—yet it warns that prosperity can breed
In a deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation, Rabbi Reuven Feinstein, Rosh Yeshivah of Yeshiva of Staten Island and son of the legendary Rabbi
In this week’s parshah, the Torah commands: “V’nishmartem me’od l’nafshoseichem, ki lo re’isem kol temunah…”—“You shall be very careful with your
The first Rashi in Parshat Va’etchanan teaches us a powerful yesod about tefillah. The word va’etchanan is rooted in chanun, meaning to beseech
“And you shall observe and do them, for they are your wisdom and your understanding in the eyes of the nations.”
(Devarim 4:6)
This essay was meant to be for last week’s parasha, Massei, but the insight only came to me on Shabbat as I was reading the parasha and wandering
When I came into office, affordable housing was at the top of my agenda, and I didn’t need any studies or polls to tell me why. New Yorkers were
