About the Author


Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen

Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen is a close student of Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits and a senior member of the Jerusalem Kollel.  Rabbi Gefen’s has spent over 12 years of intensive Torah and Talmudic study at Aish HaTorah and the Jerusalem Kollel, and has a degree in history and politics from the University of Birmingham, UK. Rabbi Gefen has written numerous articles for Hamodia and other publications. His writing inspires people across the spectrum of Jewish observance to live with the vibrancy and beauty of Torah.
Rabbi Gefen has recently published his fifth book. His new book delves deeply into the characters of great kings such as David, Shlomo, Chizkiyahu, and Yoshiyahu and those of the most maligned of kings, such as Yeravam, Achav, and Menashe, focusing on the most significant aspects unique to each king. Its readers will develop a whole new understanding of the kings of Israel and the overall institution of the kingship of Israel. Click here to order: https://www.feldheim.com/king-david-and-the-kings-of-israel
Visit Rabbi Gefen's site at http://rabbiygefen.blogspot.com/


Parsha: Yom Kippur – The Greatness of Repentance from Love

Parsha: One Request that Is Many

Parsha: When Adding Takes Away

Parsha: Tisha B’Av and Maintaining Your Connection With God

Parsha: Keeping Our Shock Value

Parsha: The Connection Between Anger and Faith

Parsha: The Perils of Korach’s Argument

Parsha: The Laziness of the Spies

Parsha: Ruth: Rectifying Lot’s Mistake

Parsha: Putting Someone Else First

Parsha: Symbolism of the Kosher Signs

Parsha: The Symbolism of Five in the Haggadah

Parsha: Being Trustworthy

Parsha: A Nation of Families

Parsha: Making One’s Own Name

Parsha: Look Deeper

Parsha: The Roots of Amalek

Parsha: Torah is Like Gold and Silver

Parsha: Truth and Falsehood

Parsha: When God Offered the Non-Jewish Nations the Torah

Parsha: Their Single Merit

Parsha: Lessons of the Moon

Parsha: Pharaoh’s Mistake

Parsha: Yitro’s Desire to Have His Son Serve Idols

Parsha: Each Person According to His Ability

Parsha: The Foundation of Torah

Parsha: The Importance of Preparation

Parsha: Caring about our Fellow Jews

Parsha: Yaakov’s Warning to Esau

Parsha: The Benefits and Dangers of Money

Parsha: Esau’s Wives

Parsha: Abraham’s Impure Gifts to His Children

Parsha: It’s All About the Effort

Parsha: The Sun and the Moon

Parsha: It’s All About the Direction

Parsha: Avoiding Complacency

Parsha: Please Don’t Interrupt Me

Parsha: Orpah’s Sudden Descent

Parsha: Finding Our Life’s Purpose

Parsha: Total Dedication

Parsha: Honesty is the Best Policy

Parsha: Passover: When Night Becomes Day

Parsha: Leaving the Impurity of Egypt

Parsha: Keeping Kosher, Before and After the Sin of the Golden Calf

Parsha: The Book of Esther: Providence Versus Chance

Parsha: Countering Haman’s Plan

Parsha: Mordechai: Pure from the Impure

Parsha: Praying in Holy Places

Parsha: Teaching Torah Everywhere

Parsha: The Good Deed of the Jews Leaving Mitzrayim

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