While most animals entered the ark two-by-two, each kosher species received 14 boarding passes. Why?

Although most religions believe that in order to find favor with God and gain entry to Heaven one is required  to convert to that religion, Judaism completely rejects such an idea.

Yom Kippur is a day of opportunity, potential, greatness, forgiveness, and intimacy with the Creator. It is the day when we start our lives anew.

The entire United with Israel family wishes you a happy, healthy, sweet New Year!

There are repercussions for our actions. But to lose hope? To despair? To walk away? Never! We can never let that happen.

Sensitivity and care for the less privileged is clearly demonstrated in this week's Torah reading, which also underscores the message that G-d appreciates our efforts in performing His commandments.

When you have a sincere desire to do good deeds, God gives you credit for performing them, even if circumstances beyond your control prevent you from actually doing them.

The vessels for the Third Temple Vessels are being constructed right now. Don't miss this video!

More often than not, people hide their mistakes when, in hindsight, something went wrong. Not Moses. He admitted the truth voluntarily.

In this week's Torah portion we read about a census that was taken of the Jewish people. This is the second census in the Book of Numbers, hence the name.

Let’s not wait for something tragic and painful to wake us up to the Word of God.

This week's Torah reading teaches the importance of humility and warns against lusting for power, as Korach did.

The lesson of the 10 evil spies is one that should be internalized daily in each and every one of us, which is: Don’t be a pessimist!

As we pray at the Western Wall and gaze up at the Temple Mount, we cannot help but wonder why there is no Holy Temple today. Does it have anything to do with the slanderous report of the spies in the times of Moses?

The commentators emphasize that the people who complained to Moses were 'exceptionally God fearing,' and this comment is worthy of some elaboration. 

This week’s Torah portion is Behalotecha (Numbers 8:1–12:16), and in it we read about many of the utensils of the Temple, including the Ark of the Covenant.

A Nazirite is a man who decides to take upon himself a number of stringencies in striving for a higher level of holiness.

Every individual has a 'flag' representing his or her unique mission, purpose, or talent. What does your flag look like?

No matter how badly Jews have been beaten, tortured, exiled and abused, we must know that each and every one of us has tremendous value.

Each year, tens of thousands of Jews flock to Meron in northern Israel for Lag b'Omer, the Jewish festival of fire!

There are several fascinating explanations regarding the meaning of Lag b'Omer and why 'holy fires' play such a prominent role.

The central theme of this week's Torah portion is that of the Sabbatical year, known as "Shemitta". Every seven years the land of Israel must lay dormant -- no agricultural work may be performed on the land. Right to this very day, the rules of Shemitta are observed and many Jewish farmers do not plant, prune, or even harvest. After seven Shemitta years -fifty years in total - was the "Yovel" - the Jubilee year.

What do the special laws regarding the priestly tribe have to do with leadership?

Nobody is immune from temptation, ever, and the only way to consistently live a moral, ethical life is to observe the commandments.

Never again will Jews be defenseless against those who would attempt to annihilate them!

We don't have to wait until Memorial Day to express gratitude to those who paid the ultimate price to establish and protect the Jewish state.

Israel's Independence Day is observed immediately after Memorial Day to remind us that without the sacrifice of Israel's fallen heroes there would be no triumphant future.

When giving charity, the most important principle is to respect the feelings and dignity of the people involved. Never embarrass anyone!

How much effect could just one act of religious observance have on the individual, the collective Jewish people and the world?

The idea of perfecting and partnering with God in creation is a recurring theme. God didn’t give us a perfect world, but rather, He gave us a perfectible one.

Adar is the most joyous of months, as the Talmud teaches, "When the month of Adar enters we increase our joy."

God is constantly communicating with us, but we must tune our spiritual radios to the correct station to 'pick up the frequency.'

A timeless verse from the Book of Esther continually challenges us to step up when we are called upon to take action!

From the Torah’s perspective, a great leader is one who has no ego and is able to “lower” himself to care for those who are “beneath him.”

Be a reliable person.

The word for "weaken" in Hebrew is "Tash." Take a three-cornered cookie, each representing one of the three forefathers, and you have "Haman tash" - "Haman was weakened."

Jews celebrate the Purim holiday with costumes, parties, food and drink. Yet the festivities are meaningful and permeated with spirituality.

The Torah teaches us that the key quality all great leaders must possess is the ability to let go of their egos and fight for the greater good, even at their own expense.

Don't just 'talk the talk,' but follow through and 'walk the walk' - one step at a time.

This week’s Torah portion is 'Ki Tisa' (Exodus 30:11–34:35) and it is action-packed, most notably, with the episode of the Golden Calf.