By accepting the Torah, the Jews themselves became a Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation (Shemos 19:6). However, Chazal tell us (Shabbat 88a) that their acceptance of the Torah was under duress.

Each member of the servile multitude that left Egypt was required to contribute a half-shekel. The rich could not contribute more nor the poor less. This established among the newly-freed ...

Of all the vessels in the Mikdash, the kiyor is something of a conundrum. Is it one of the main vessels in the Mikdash, like the Menorah, Shulchan, etc., or not?

Having skipped a grade, I was the youngest in my ninth-grade science class. I was used to raising my hand in class and loved to engage with the teacher. But this time, I immediately felt I had ...

Jews have been laughing from the very beginning. When G-d told 100-year-old Abraham and 90-year-old Sarah that they would have a child, “Abraham fell flat on his face and laughed” (Genesis, 17 ...