The King’s Torah
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Since I was a young boy, I have loved reading books. I became intimately familiar with every book in my parents’ library, treating each like a dear friend. Each book had its special place on the shelf and the library, in its entirety,...
The Hidden Gift of Charity
Usually, it is only the significant events that we remember decades later. But I still remember every detail of what happened 23 years ago. I was on my way home from reserve duty and anxious to get home. It was evening and I had missed dinner. I had about half an hour...
Be an Individual Within the Community
I learned more about being a soldier from Moshe Bachar during my reserve duty than from any other officer I encountered in the IDF, and he taught me a huge lesson. One of the other soldiers in the unit was constantly intimidating me. He had served in a really tough...
What Do a Post-Biblical Minor Holiday and the Holiest Day of the Year Have in Common?
The fifteenth day of the Hebrew month of Av is a post-biblical holiday. According to Jewish tradition, it is one of the happiest days of the year, as the Mishna states: “Israel had no holidays as joyous as Tu B’Av (the 15th of the Hebrew month of Av) and Yom Kippur...
