Rabbi Eliyahu Kohen

HaRav Yitzhak (Isadore) Twersky’s zt”l (The Talner Rebbi) recent sefer, Torah of the Mind, Torah of the Heart [1], presents the Chasam Sofer’s striking contrast between Chanuch and Avraham Avinu and the implications for every Jew. Rashi (Bereishis 5:24) cites Bereishis Rabba to explain Chanuch’s premature death because he vacillated between righteous and evil behavior,... Read more »

Why did G-d command Noach to build the Teiva? At first glance, this is certainly a trick question. The Chumash itself informs us of the obvious answer that the Teiva will save Noach, his immediately family, animals and birds from the

The social scientist, Professor Peter Burke, defines “identity” as the qualities, beliefs, personality traits, appearance, and/or expressions that characterize a person (Wikipedia, The Cambridge Handbook of Social Theory). When we think of who we are at our core, we have many composites – what we think, read, say, watch and do; our cultural heritage – family,... Read more »

OlamiResources.com is excited to share a new engaging workshop integrating a seventeen-minute trigger film from the Hollywood classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The workshop capitalizes on 2001’s mass international appeal – it has been called “one of the most influential of all sci-fi films.” The workshop is inspired by the book, The 2001 Principle,... Read more »

In New York City’s Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, a private street called Rockefeller Plaza is situated between the RCA Building and the sunken skating rink. In order to preserve Rockefeller Center’s right of ownership of the street, each year the street is closed to all traffic, even pedestrian, for one day – a Sunday in... Read more »

The catalyst for this class is a popular misconception – asked by many university students to their campus rabbis – do Jews have horns? After we discuss the misunderstanding behind the myth, we explore the true perspective on how it originated – with the radiance of Moshe

Katie Roiphe is a Harvard and Princeton educated professor and author directing the graduate journalism Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at NYU. In an essay in Atlantic Magazine’s August 2021 edition, 16 Things to Remember at College, Dr. Roiphe offers advice to her college freshman daughter that she wished someone had given her. “Over the... Read more »

On May 7, 2016 a test-driver of a driverless Telsa was killed when neither he nor the car’s auto sensing system were able to avert a large white 18-wheel truck and trailer travelling in the opposite direction making a left turn across his lane on the highway. According to police reports, the car drove under the trailer knocking off the

Imagine a massive nuclear power plant energizing the planet. It could not compare to the impact the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem has had in bringing Torah to the world. In fact, many Olami rabbis and their rabbis studied at the famed Mir Yeshiva to gain a foundation in Torah study. It is fair to say,... Read more »

In what appears to be an unprecedented departure from a strictly factual, no-nonsense presentation of the news, the New York Times featured a story last week on the “importance” of sharing light gossip. What regularly features in Washington DC and LA papers is now poised to spread to NYC media as a purported means to... Read more »

Pages By: Rabbi Eliyahu Kohen

Models of Spiritual Development

Why Did G-d Command Noach to Build the Teiva?

New Olami Resources Discussion Guide for the High Holidays: Does Our Profession Reflect Our Essence?

NEW! 2001: A Space Odyssey Workshop

New Class: What Rockefeller Plaza Can’t Teach Us About Shemittah

New Shiur: Do Jews Have Horns? Karan Or Panav

Transforming Professor Roiphe’s Vision of the College Experience

Morasha Class for Shemot: Take Control of Your Tesla & Strive for Leadership

“Never Say, ‘I Can’t’” – A Powerful Video Reflection on Rav Nosson Zvi Finkel, zt”l

Relating to the Post-Covid Prescription for Light Gossip

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