Delve into one of the most profound and challenging stories of the Ten Martyrs from the Gemara (Avodah Zarah 18a). When the Romans sentence a great Jewish Sage to be burned alive wrapped in a Torah scroll, in their cruelty they attempt to prolong his agonizing suffering with water-soaked wool placed over his heart. However, witnessing the Sage's superhuman calm, his teachings to his students, and his holy visions opens the eyes of the Roman executioner. Recognizing the ultima

A viewer asks, "How did the Rabbis in the Talmud know about Gehinnom if it's not written in the Five Books of Moses?" Rabbi Yaron Reuven explains that one of the proofs is in this week's Torah portion, Parashat Korach. Where Korach and his assembly descended alive into She'olah, one of the names for Gehinnom. There are dozens of proofs of Gehinnom just in the Tanakh, and thousands in the Oral Torah.

Sometimes before HaShem wants to give someone a blessing He gives them a big test to see if they really deserve it. Rabbi Yaron Reuven tells a story of a supporter of Torah and KIRUV that was expecting a blessing and got a $5,000 fine instead! Does that sound like a blessing? The blessing was hiding and waiting for them to pass the test. Once they accepted it was from HaShem and they knew their donation was a big mitzvah, HaShem opened the windows of Heaven wide to pour down