Unity is an ideal for Am Yisrael, but sometimes it seems that it has eluded us since we stood together with one heart at Sinai. Here is a brief thought from Rav Aaron on unity from Sinai to Yerushalayim. If you want more of this Torah you can find it at www.sulamyaakov.com/ or by signing up for our newsletter here - madmimi.com/signups/175480/join

Why does a stranger, Jethro, need to give advice to Moses - the greatest human who ever lived? Should Jews recoil at the idea of being special - are we better then everyone else? And what about the Ten Commandments - what makes them so special?? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai Fleisher in Beit Midrash Sulam Yaakov to discuss the secrets of the Torah which, in turn, shed light on today's events.

Yavne was the seed of consciousness which survived the destruction of the second Temple. Within this seed lay all that was needed for the Jewish people to thrive and grown again, but first they would have to weather to catastrophe of the Bar Kochba revolt.

Class 14 in Rav Daniel's series on prayer. Moshe dwelt in silence until he heard God calling his name, because silence is the best friend of music.

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Our Sages teach that Amalek is the embodiment of doubt, and the Torah commands us to remove their memory from the world. What is the opposite of doubt whose power can remove it forever?

Our Sages teach that Amalek is the embodiment of doubt, and the Torah commands us to remove their memory from the world. What is the opposite of doubt whose power can remove it forever?

When Israel comes up out of the sea, they leave Egypt behind - dead on the shore. This is the moment when the Exodus ceases to be a story of liberation and becomes one of freedom.

This week: Understanding the murder of Dafna Meir, the revelation seen at the splitting of the Red Sea, the sweet taste of Manna, the crying and complaining of the Jews, and the audacity of Amalek in striking the newly freed Children of Israel. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai Fleisher at Beit Midrash Sulam Yaakov for Spiritual Cafe!

The destruction of the Second Temple could have spelled the end of the Jewish people. The visionary pragmatism of R' Yochanan ben Zaakai was able to accept the present and embrace it in a way which ensured our future.

The destruction of the Second Temple could have spelled the end of the Jewish people. The visionary pragmatism of R' Yochanan ben Zaakai was able to accept the present and embrace it in a way which ensured our future.