All Articles ByYehosef Yaavetz

Shemittah, Yovel, and purity laws remind us that the earth belongs to God, and only those who respect its holiness can truly call it home

Once viewed with suspicion by rabbis and rulers alike, coffee’s journey from exotic curiosity to kosher classic reveals how Jewish law embraces new trends with wisdom and balance

The deeper meaning behind the biblical command to count seven cycles of seven years — and how ancient debates about the Jubilee reveal a vision of spiritual renewal and national restoration in the Land of Israel

How the laws of Shemittah balance faith and practicality, and the surprising link between ancient language and modern misunderstanding

Long before Herzl or Ben-Gurion, Rabbi Aharon Moyal and his son Abraham laid the foundations for Jewish renewal in the Holy Land

Behind a famous teaching lies a lesser-known sage, Rabbi Shimon ben Yehotzadak, and a cautionary tale about confusing great Torah figures

Why ancient Israel celebrated Yom Kippur with joy, and how sacred matchmaking became part of the holiest day of the year

Why the Torah never names the etrog, how its fragrance reveals the mystery of the Tree of Knowledge, and why this sacred fruit became the symbol of Sukkot and spiritual renewal

In 18th-century Germany, a revered Torah scholar was accused of witchcraft and condemned to life in prison. His story, almost lost to history, reveals a dark chapter of Jewish persecution

The prohibition on eating new grain before the Omer offering — and how this ancient law still affects modern kosher supervision, agriculture, and global food today

How the Torah’s laws about physical blemishes in priests reveal a profound lesson about human perception, divine representation, and the balance between inner and outer holiness

Respecting the deceased in Judaism differs from other nations

In 1286, one of the greatest Torah sages of Ashkenaz was arrested while trying to reach the Land of Israel. His imprisonment and principled refusal to be ransomed shaped generations of Jewish law and leadership.

Born in North Africa over a thousand years ago, the Rif transformed Jewish law with his halachic (Jewish legal) compendium and shaped the future of Sephardic scholarship.

From Provence to the pages of Jewish history, the Ibn Tibbon family preserved and shaped Jewish intellectual life, one masterful translation at a time.

Holiness in Judaism isn’t about rituals alone, but the lifelong discipline of self-control, moral integrity, and spiritual strength that sustains Israel’s destiny

How a Jewish doctor outsmarted the Nazis by inventing a deadly illness and hiding dozens of Jews in hospital isolation wards

Amid the horrors of Nazi-occupied Holland, a German officer’s daring deception and divine providence combined to rescue an entire Sephardic community from extermination

Stranded in Yemen without money, a 19th-century Jerusalem emissary turned misfortune into a groundbreaking ethnographic mission, preserving the voices and customs of Jews across the globe.

Exploring how the Torah defines the righteous convert, the resident alien, and the limits of conditional conversion