Bethlehem
What Rachel Can Teach You About Being a Mother

What Rachel Can Teach You About Being a Mother

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz The Torah lists many holidays, but Mother’s Day is not one of them. Because the Torah commands us to honor our parents, every day is Mother’s Day (and Father’s Day). But if there could be one designated day to...

read more
Why Can’t We Stop the Terrorists?

Why Can’t We Stop the Terrorists?

For over 2,000 years, the people of Israel were scattered throughout the world, always vulnerable to the machinations and attacks of their enemies. With the modern miracle of the Jewish people’s return to the Land of Israel, this dynamic...

read more
Why was Rachel buried in Bethlehem?

Why was Rachel buried in Bethlehem?

Rachel died soon upon arriving in Israel since being married to two sisters is explicitly forbidden in the Torah. The Bible goes on to describe Jacob erecting a monument at the site. The traditional site of Rachel’s Tomb now stands in Bethlehem, adjacent to the modern city of Efrat.

read more
Why King David descended from a Moabite convert

Why King David descended from a Moabite convert

According to one of the Sages, the Book of Ruth was written in order to teach the great reward for doing acts of kindness. Kindness is a point of pride amongst the Jewish people, the hallmark of Abraham and something that every Jew must...

read more