Be Optimistic!
by Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Safran
We ache. We fear. We tremble. We feel lost in this world. But let us, this holy season, resolve not to allow these to touch our hearts.  [Full article]

Free Will vs. Causality
by Rabbi Chanan Morrison
To what extent are events pre-determined, and to what extent do we have free will? To what degree are we responsible for our actions?  [Full article]

Spiritual Oil Spills, Flotillas
by Yaakov Weiland
Israel has been steadfast in opposing the flotillas; never surrendering our mantle of holiness or love of Israel.  [Full article]

Justice and the Judges
by Rabbi Dr Raymond Apple
"Justice, justice shall you pursue, that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord your God gives you."  [Full article]

The Laws of Repentance
by Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
Elul is the month of repentance. With the end of the year fast approaching, the time to make a personal accounting has arrived.  [Full article]

Can Rabbis Work Miracles?
by Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
How should we view the practice some people have of approaching rabbis with requests for healing, miraculous remedies, and amulets?  [Full article]

The Fifth Commandment
by Rabbi Dr Raymond Apple

Surely “Honour your father and mother” belongs to the second tablet!  [Full article]

For a Nation to Mourn as One
by Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Safran

There are times when the individual is one with the community. Tisha B'Av is one such time.  [Full article]

The Three Weeks: A Shiur
by Rav Chaim Drukman
The three week mourning is the loss of Jewish sovereignty over the Land of Israel, not only the Holy Temple.  [Full article]

How Badly Do We Want It?
by Go´el Jasper
This is a period of mourning what we’ve lost and sadness for what we don’t yet have. But think hard--do we really mean it?  [Full article]

Fasts: Time to Contemplate
by Rabbi Yisrael Kaniel
The Seventeenth Day of the month of Tammuz is a fast day, one of five historically based fasts that occur during the Jewish year.  [Full article]