All Articles ByYehosef Yaavetz

Once a royal delicacy and a symbol of beauty, the peacock reveals a forgotten chapter of Jewish history — where faith, food, and color meet on the same magnificent wings

More than a Torah scholar, Rabbi Aryeh Levin became a symbol of unconditional love, compassion, and spiritual courage in pre-state Israel

Ancient Egypt was powerful, frightening, and seemingly unstoppable to the enslaved Israelites

Ancient texts and wall art help us understand the suffering our ancestors endured before Hashem redeemed them

Archaeologists face political and cultural resistance when searching for evidence of the Israelites in ancient Egypt

Through sand and silence, researchers search for signs of the Israelites' path and clues to their mysterious survival

Egyptian writers didn’t ignore the Exodus. Their version just looks different and it reveals surprising details about our history

From hygiene to humility — how ancient law, moral symbolism, and spiritual discipline unite in one powerful Torah command

Timeless lessons on clarity, perception, and the fine line between vision and illusion in Jewish thought

From a single extra letter in the Torah to a lesson in humility — to speak with caution, admit uncertainty, and value truth over pride

From the perfect symmetry of the sun and moon to the twin goats and birds of Torah law — how divine precision reveals equality, purpose, and harmony in creation

Renowned for his commentary on the Mishnah, Rabbi Ovadia’s journey from Italy to the Land of Israel shaped Jewish learning and revitalized Jerusalem’s struggling community

Rabbis, philosophers, and scholars flocked to learn from him, yet his true identity remained hidden until his final breath. The story of Mr. Shushani.

More than a medical milestone, the eighth day marks a divine intersection — when a newborn moves from creation’s natural order into God’s eternal covenant

The Torah’s law of postpartum impurity is a reflection of the mystery of life, the soul’s descent from heaven, and humanity’s journey toward spiritual perfection

How Judaism views the biblical “leprosy” as a divine message for self-reflection and repentance — revealing why the Torah’s priest diagnoses but never heals

Why only a kohen’s words make a person impure, and how a woman of priestly lineage can fill that sacred role

The biblical plague of tzara’at was a mysterious affliction that appeared, not from infection, but from the moral and spiritual state of the human soul

Appreciating the Torah's ecological wisdom through a scientific lens

From the muddy streets of Lithuania to the hills of Jerusalem, this quiet Torah giant inspired the Mussar movement and lived a life of uncompromising truth and humility.