Noah: The Good, the Bad, and the Perfect Marriage

by Rav Netanel Yosifun, translated by Hillel Fendel

Once upon a time, a man came to see a marriage counselor, and began to complain: "My wife is too passive and quiet. I do all the cooking and cleaning, and she barely helps out. And I even have to do all the talking – if I don't start a conversation, you'd be able to hear a pin drop in our house. I always have to initiate and start discussions. I can't go on this way!" 

Noah: Preparing the Way for the Land of Israel

by Rav Yosef Carmel, translated by Hillel Fendel

This week's Torah portion of Noah takes us up to (and past) the birth of Avraham Avinu, in the year 1948 after Creation – and nary a word seems to be mentioned about the Land of Israel throughout these almost two millennia! 

Is this not very strange, considering that the Foundation Stone – Even HaShtiyah – from where the world was actually created, is located in the Land, on what later became the Temple Mount? The longed-for Garden of Eden, too, is located in our Holy Land. How could the Land play such a minor role in the first 2,000 years of human history?

Redemption: The Footsteps of Mashiah

by Rav Zalman Melamed, yeshiva.co, translated by Hillel Fendel

Breishit: "The End Is Rooted in Its Beginning"

by Rav David Dov Levanon, yeshiva.co, translated by Hillel Fendel

The eternal connection between the Torah's final and first verses – in praise of Israel.

Simhat Torah: What Are We So Happy About?

By Rav David Dov Levanon, yeshiva.co, translated by Hillel Fendel

Hoshana Rabba: Judgement or Joy?

By Rav Yair Vasserteil, yeshiva.co, translated by Hillel Fendel

How can Hoshana Rabba be a day of such happiness if it is actually a day of judgement?

Ha'azinu: The Unnatural Existence of the Jewish Nation

By Rav Berel Wein, rabbiwein.com, translated by Hillel Fendel

Ha'azinu: History: All Roads Lead to G-d

by Rav Omer Davidovitch, translated by Hillel Fendel

Sukkot: Let's Be Honest: We Won't Divide the Land

by Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed, translated by Hillel Fendel

Dateline: Erev Sukkot 1994, a year after the signing of the Oslo Accords