July 2023 – Torah for the 21st Century by Rabbi Ariel Stone

On the night of 22 Kislev 4957 [1196], Rabbi Eleazar ben Judah of Worms was engaged on his commentary on Genesis; he had reached the parashah VaYeshev. Suddenly two crusaders entered his house and killed his wife Dulcina, his two daughters Belat and Hannah, and his son Jacob. Rabbi Eleazar went on to author HaRoke’akh,Continue reading “Shabbat Nakhamu: The Secret of Resilience”