Leibel Gniwisch

Take this quiz to see how well you know the parshah of Pinchas

“I have something to say,” he announced. “I was wrong about the Rebbe and I want to apologize"

Take this quiz to see how well you know the parshah of Balak

Within the fold of the High Priest’s breastplate were the Urim and Thummim (lights and perfections), which served as an oracle, divining whether or not the Jewish people should take a certain course of action.

They were descendants of Reuben, mentioned in the Torah in conjunction with Korah’s rebellion. The Midrash tells us a lot more…

Moses warned that their campaign would be unsuccessful, but they were determined to enter the land.

The haze was thicker than usual—a mixture of cigarette and furnace smoke—but Rabbi Shmuel could see the man.

Both Nisan and Tishrei are referred to as the start of the Jewish calendar. Iyar is the second month from Nisan and month number eight from Tishrei.

Every year, Jews gather around the dinner table—if possible, with family and friends—to recall the Exodus at the Passover Seder.

G‑d met Moses in a burning bush, and requested that he become His messenger to take the Israelites out of Egypt.