Biographies In Brief

Joseph was sold by his brothers to Egypt, where he ultimately became ruler of the land, second only to King Pharaoh.

The greatest prophet who ever lived, Moses transcribed the Torah (also known as the Five Books of Moses), the foundational text of Judaism.

Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, Talmudist, Halachist, physician, philosopher and communal leader, known in the Jewish world by the acronym "Rambam" and to the world at large as "Maimonides."

"I shall soon leave this world," said the great master. "The one who will take my place will say things that may seem to contradict what I have taught you, but do not oppose him, for his teachings stem from the same source as mine"

The life, teachings and works of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of Chabad.

A brief biography of the second Chabad Rebbe.

Chacham Yosef Chaim understood that cut-and-dry Torah law would not appeal to many, so the bulk of his discourses were coupled with Kabbalah and Aggadah. He helped his followers make associations between Biblical lore and the law, so their hearts would be drawn to the wisdom of Torah...

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the sixth rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, was one of the most remarkable Jewish personalities of the twentieth century.

Adam and Eve were the first humans, created by G‑d on the sixth day of Creation and ancestors to all of mankind.

Abraham had two sons, Isaac and Ishmael, yet it was Isaac who was chosen to carry on Abraham’s legacy. Why?

There is very little mention of him in the Torah, and most of what we know about him and his times is from Midrashic and Talmudic sources.