Total Loss!

Yehuda hit the brakes – but they didn't respond. He veered into the shoulder and crashed into the barrier.

Gratitude

He sat in his prison cell sulking. I'll call him Steven. Time was playing tricks on him. It seemed like only yesterday, but at the same time like a lifetime ago, that he was married to a wonderful woman and had children who were the joy of his life. He had a high-powered job on Wall Street and luxuries that the average person couldn't imagine.

Avot 1:8 and 1:9

Empathy, care, kindness, which are all generally cherished interpersonal values, need to be curbed for the sake of justice.

All Glory To Hashem

There is another important parallel between the parsha and the haftara – the miraculous victory over an apparently superior enemy with the aid of Hashem.

Wanted: Flexibility

The difference between the righteous and the wicked is in the longevity of positive passing thoughts.

The Election And Hashem’s Master Plan

It’s not simply that there is no room for such questions, rather we would be fools not to stop and think about why He chose this outcome.

Does The Halacha Rewrite The Facts?

The Gemara, in Kiddushin 57b, searches for a source to confirm that the bird that is to be set free is permitted to be eaten after the process is concluded.

What Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah Teaches Us Today

Simchat Torah was born when Jews had lost everything else, but they never lost their capacity to rejoice.

Systems Of Human Perfection

Hashem imprinted into the essence of each animal all the instincts necessary for its survival as well as for the continuation of its species.

Does Love Conquer All?

Says the Torah: When love is likely to be the cause of conflict, it must take second place to justice.

The Supreme Court Of Israel

Many contemporary Jews living outside of Israel might treat a summons from the bet din, the Jewish court of law in the Diaspora, like a letter that can be ignored.

Living Like A Rock

Rashi tells us that after the Torah described the life of Eisav in an abbreviated manner, it then told over the events of the life of Yaakov in full detail.

Arise, My Light

During our exile – and indeed our exile goes back to the original exile from the Garden of Eden – the forces of corruption that hold us back from realizing our true potential and separate us from our Creator suffuse the world of our experience.

Acheinu – Connecting To Our People

The October 7th massacre and the subsequent attacks on and demonization of Jews worldwide have reminded us that we are one big family who are all in the same boat. The external enemy and threats have galvanized and unified us.

As Shemita Ebbs Away….

In a number of places, our rabbis tell us that Shemita is the Key to Redemption.

Daf Yomi

Withholding The Rod ‘A Rebellious Son Never Existed And Never Will’ (Sanhedrin 71a)

Unity for Mincha

An individual may bring a Mincha offering, but it may not be offered in partnership, yet it's a communal offering.

Q & A: HaGomel And Air Travel (Part X)

Question: I am very appreciative and, if I might add, flattered that you answer and publish many of my questions. Due to your superior knowledge, I am always confident when I send in a question that I will receive a proper response. I wonder if you could address whether one should say Birkat HaGomel after flying even though flying is statistically safer than driving. Also, do women say HaGomel as well or only men? Menachem

G-d Isn’t An ATM Machine

After my son, Rabbi Eitam, was murdered with his wife in a terrorist attack, I told my students that no one promised me that G-d is an ATM machine.

The Street To Redemption

It was a hot day in June 1997, the first day of summer vacation for many high school students. The Tel Aviv beach was packed with people. It was a perfect day for Motti Ashkenazi.

This Week's Luach

New York City candle-lighting time and more.

Q & A: Saying ‘Amen’ Right Before Shema (Part IV)

Question: Should the congregation say “Amen” after the berachah of “habocher b’amo Yisrael b’ahavah” (right before Shema)? I have seen different shuls do different things. M. Goldman

The Beginning Of Torah She-b’al Peh

When one reads the commandments of Shabbat as they appear in the books of Shemot and Devarim, two divergent formulations appear: “Zachor” and “Shamor.” Which one appeared on the Ten Commandments?

Mountains Hanging On Hairs

You arrive home after shul on Friday night. All the dishes washed before Shabbat are locked in the dishwasher. You have no other eating utensils and you want to retrieve them for the Friday night meal. In order to take them out you have to unlock the door by turning the lever lock to the left. The action of the lever to unlock the door automatically turns off the panel indicator lights that advise you the dishwashing cycle is complete. So you cannot open the door without turning off the lights. What do you do?

Megillah On The Internet (Megillah 4a and 4b)

To properly fulfill the mitzvah of listening to the megillah, each word must be heard.

It’s Time To Unite

We tend to justify and idealize this division with pride attributing these tendencies as demonstrating a higher level of kedushah.

Unsuccessful Rescue

The bags had floated off in opposite directions and were already filling with water. Yehuda paddled away to pick up his bag.

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