Jewish Ethics and Learning
Mussar
Hilula of Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler, Master of Jewish Thought
On the Hilula (anniversary of death) of our beloved master, Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler, the Torah-Box team is pleased to share some of his life's experiences and anecdotes.
Judging Others Favorably: Three Exceptional Stories
Hashem gave us the Torah and the mitzvot so we could purify ourselves. The goal of this priceless gift is to enable us to improve and refine ourselves.
The Kotel: Israel’s Spiritual Center
According to our tradition, the Kotel (Western Wall) is an extension of the wall of the Temple Mount which encircled and protected the second Beit Hamikdash.
Our Sages
Hilula of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
On the Hilula (anniversary of death) of our master, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the "Baal Hatanya", the Torah-Box team happily offers readers a few of this Tzaddik...
Moshe Rabbeinu Bequeated Us a Way of Life
On the occasion of the Hilula of Moshe Rabbeinu, let us explore together one of the facets of our master Moshe’s personality, which he bequeathed to all the...
Hilula of the Rambam (Maimonides)
On the Hilula (anniversary of death) of our master Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon, also known under his acronym, the Rambam, the Torah-Box team is happy to share some details on...
Teshuva
The Secret of Teshuva: Having High Ambitions
One of the most extraordinary mitzvot of the Torah is that of the red cow, about which Shlomo Hamelech said, ''I would like to make myself master of wisdom! But it is...
Aya Kremerman on Her Teshuva: ''If Only You Knew…''
Aya Kremerman, a former supermodel and Israeli TV presenter who did teshuva, has definitely given up rhinestones and spotlights to return her entire heart to her...
My Teshuva Is Creating a Problem in My Shalom Bayit
Here is the transcript of a telephone conversation following a question asked by David D. (anonymous) to a Torah-Box Rabbi.
Torah Learning
The Torah Resides in Those Who "Die" for It
In the Avot scriptures, Shamai teaches us that studying Torah should be the center of our lives. This is what the Talmud tells us in the "Brachot" exposition (35a):...
The Book of Melachim (Part 6): Adoniyahu, the Crown of Beit...
13-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
The Book of Melachim (Part 5): Why Does David Not Mary...
11-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
Messianic Times
Tzfat: The Quarrel that Delayed the Coming of Mashiach
The Arizal (Rav Yitzchak Luria Ashkenazi), the most outstanding Kabbalist of all time, lived in a cloister of houses encircling a courtyard in the holy city of Tzfat....
Amanda Todd's Suicide: Humanity Has Reached Rock Bottom
It’s something of a cliché that, following a disaster of sufficiently large scale, people of various faiths start declaring it the end of days. 9/11? The...
Torah & Science
The Explosive Ladybird....
A beetle, with a size of 7 to 10 mm, has a unique explosive device. When the enemy attacks it, a controlled explosion emanates from its body. In its rear part is a pair...
Insects and Their "Radar Jammers"
Bats detect their prey using ultrasound. The signal hits the surrounding objects, and bounces back to the bat giving it a clear picture of its surroundings and the exact...
Fauna and Flora: Who Created These Billions of Coincidences?
The fur of the Arctic hare is white in the winter; and its colour is therefore camouflaged with the snow. In the summer, its fur is brown, and it becomes invisible on a...
Speech Laws
The Sword in the Tongue
There is a terrible ordeal from which many of our people suffer. In the Torah, such an affliction is called onas devarim – verbal abuse. While we are all familiar...
Chassidut
What is Mazal?
8-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
The Crown of the Torah
11-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
The Concept of Disagreements
17-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
Beit Hamikdash
What Is the Importance of a Beit Hamikdash (Temple)?
Question: What is the benefit of a Temple if we have the Torah and the Mitzvot that direct us?
In Our Times The Synagogue Can Replace the Beit Hamikdash
16-minute video class given by Rav Binyamin BITENSKY.
Jewish Thinking
What Did You Do to My Fiancee?!
4-minute story told by Rav Shmuel GALANDAUER.
''Former Bedouin…My Heart Is in the East''
My story spans a long time, and it has implications for what is happening today in the world. It involves Arabs and Islam.
The Torah Sells Itself
19-minute video class given by Rav Pesach SIEGEL.
Middot
Jealousy: "That David, I Can’t Stand Him Anymore!''
That David, I can't stand him anymore! Everyone I meet talks to me about him:
9 Tips for Being Happy With One’s Torah
Rabbi Aharon MiKarlin writes: "There is no explicit mitzvah to be joyful and there is no explicit sin in the Torah regarding one who is sad. However, joy can bring a man...
Anger Is the Most Serious of Defects
"The most serious defect" is what the Ramban (Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman) writes about anger.The nature of anger brings in its wake serious mistakes. When man is dominated...
Tzniut
Tzniut: Modesty Is Cherished by G-d
7-minute video class given by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller.
A Jewish Woman: Enveloped Like a Sefer Torah
Today's society only values a woman's external appearance, thus causing her to concentrate on her exterior facade and overlook her internal value. In the 21st...
Jewish History
The Book of Melachim (Part 1): David's Old Age
11-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
Tanakh Characters - David and Michal: Modesty Versus...
One of the most fascinating encounters in the Book of Shmuel transpires between King David and his wife Michal, daughter of King Saul.
Story: The Meal Swapped on the Plane
A Rosh Yeshiva recounts the following story: I was once on the plane and I had just received my meal, and I had opened the wrapper, whereupon I had a pressing need. I...
Money & Business
Beth Din–Can a First Born Relinquish his Inheritance...
Here is a concrete legal case handled by the rabbinical courts. We have chosen this example to help you learn, ponder upon and gradually assimilate "Daat Torah", so your...
Beth Din: Last Will and Testament Halachically Incorrect
Here is a concrete legal case handled by the rabbinical courts. We have chosen this example to help you learn, ponder upon and gradually assimilate "Daat Torah", so your...
Help …Forex and the Holiness of Eretz Israel!
When Michael emigrated from France to Israel in 2013, it was unexpected that he would fall so low.His BTS of management in his pocket, and not tied down to anyone, he...
Jewish Ethics and Learning
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Weekly Parsha
Candle Lighting - New York
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