This gripping story unfolds in ancient Egypt, where a cruel abduction uproots an infant from his family and nation. As he matures, the boy's peaceful existence gets disrupted and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery. The riveting twists and turns of his personal quest coincide with one of the most important discoveries of humankind. […]
Rashi is most famous for his 900-year-old commentaries on the Torah and Talmud — hands-down the most studied Torah commentaries. Yet Rashi also played a pivotal role in his own lifetime. 11th century France saw the beginning of the “Reign of Terror” – the Crusades. Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak) guided the Jewish people through many of the […]
The Vilna Gaon, Rabbi Eliyahu of Vilnius, is one of the greats of Jewish history. By age 5, he had mastered the written Torah. By age 8 he was a world-class Talmudic scholar. In his spare time he studied mathematics, astronomy, and other sciences. There are many legends about the Gaon, and some are undoubtedly […]
