The celebrated first Chief Rabbi of pre-state Israel, Rav Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook (1865-1935) is recognized as being among the most important Jewish thinkers of all time. His writings reflect ...

This beautiful psalm expresses our deep yearnings to be close to God and His holy Temple. "My soul longs and pines for God's courtyards!" (Ps. 84:3). Yet its most famous verse opens with the word ...

After the death of his beloved wife, Florence, Tom vowed to live the remainder of his days to the fullest. Nearly 90 years old, he began hosting tailgating parties, so named because he used the ...

It must have been the mother of all squalls. Some of the disciples were seasoned fishermen, skilled in the art of navigating dangerous waters. But this was a red alert. They were going to perish—and ...

Today I’d like to look at Psalm 84. Someone once called the book of Psalms “the soul’s medicine chest,” and I think that’s a good description. When my soul is sick and needy, I turn to the Psalms.