Yaakov Feitman

I'm going to break two personal rules with this article. First of all, this is not generally a parsha column, but this week it is based on the sedra . Secondly, I rarely quote the same source two weeks in a row, but this week is different. We are living in turbulent times, which require a bit of flexibility.

We know from many sources (see Sukkah 56b; Avos D'Rebbi Nosson, chapter 9) that “ Oy larasha oy lishcheino —Woe is to the wicked one; woe is to his

Chanukah has always held a special place in Jewish hearts. Perhaps it is because the Rambam calls it a mitzvah chavivah ad me'od, but more

This Tuesday, Klal Yisroel will engage in the shortest fast day of the year. Yet, it can be the most life-changing day as well if we listen carefully to its message. Let us begin with the paradox of the tenth day of the month of Teves

Two stories. One with a great tzaddik and gaon , the other a non-Jew, one of the chassidei umos ha'olam , righteous gentiles. The stories are similar, almost identical, from which we can derive singular lessons for the end of the year. But the differences can change our Selichos as well.