Perspectives on the Korban Tamid

What's so special about the daily korban brought two times a day in the Beit Hamikdash?

Why I Shave during the Three Weeks: An Adventure in Halacha and Mussar

The halachic basis for the three opinions on shaving during the Three Weeks (and Sefira), and ranging across the larger system of halacha as well as standards of elevated conduct for a ben yeshiva.

Making Your Own Personal Bein Hamitzarim

Understanding the development of the minhagim of the aveilus of the Three Weeks. How can our minhagim seem to be against the words of the gemara?

Why is Yerushalayim So Special to Us? An Overlooked Aspect

Is there another reason to mourn over the destruction of Jerusalem in addition to the loss of the Beit Hamikdash?

The Soul of Song: Torah Perspectives on Music

The Torah has a perspective on everything in this world, even those things that are considered mundane, and the closer you get to Torah, the clearer that perspective becomes.

Sinas Chinam and Rebuilding With Ahavah

How is it possible for someone to hate another for no reason whatsoever? An analysis of the story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza.