When Bonfire Smoke Bothers Your Neighbor

Last year, when you made the bonfire, the smoke wafted heavily toward us, said Mr. Wasser. I found it quite intolerable!

Daf Yomi

The Impropriety Of Flattery “They Flattered King Agrippas” (Sotah 41b)

Daf 38: Jealousy Is Unresolvable

An individual who is miserly and jealous of others’ material prosperity will not truly want them to be blessed.

The World Is On Fire And We Are Sleeping

In the years before my mother left this world she said over and over –‘kinderlach, children… I know what I am seeing. I know what I am saying. The world is on fire and we are sleeping.

Lag Ba’Omer – Opposition And Customs (Part Two)

It is believed that one who donates this Chai Rottel quantity of refreshments will be blessed with all forms of miraculous salvation.

Bridge Across

Bridges do not remove the massive abyss that separates two bodies of land, but rather create specific points of connection. In a similar vein, sometimes our disagreements with other people or groups are valid, and we may not have the authority to overlook or forgive those differences.

Is it proper to listen to a cappella music during Sefiras Ha’Omer?

Such public entertainment is similar to what people do during the rest of the year and thus completely undermines, and even vitiates, the mourning of the omer period.

United We Stand

The demonstrations from the left-wing, have been challenging. The air was filled with tension and anxiety and hate.

Daf Yomi

The Burning of Kever Yosef “Alongside Shechem” (Sotah 32a)

Acquiring Items In Joint Property, Or: When Is A Gift Not A Gift?

I placed the printer in the apartment with intention that it should be Shimon's, said Reuven. He may have already acquired it! We are learning now in yeshiva about kinyan chatzer, acquisition through one's property.

Why We Celebrate Lag B’Omer (Part I)

Although one might think that a day of fasting and introspection would be in order for the yahrzeit of a tzaddik, as is the case regarding the yahrzeit of Moshe Rabbeinu, Lag Ba'Omer is uniquely different.

Steep Climb

Because we are so blessed with material comfort and convenience, we need to remember that growth and greatness only come with exertion, persistence, and effort. Discomfort, and often pain, are par for the course.

Is it proper for a man to dye his hair?

It is clear that the prohibition obtains only when one dyes his hair to achieve the same result as women who dye their hair.

Israeli Independence Day

As we moved around the country to different locations, every section had its own beautiful way of celebrating on this special day. I was so proud. And felt so honored to be living here in the holy land of Israel.

Selling Part Of A Season Ticket To A Non-Jew

If we have seats, and charge someone for using them for Shabbos, answered Sol, perhaps it's like we're charging rent for the seats for the Shabbos games!

Daf Yomi

Incurring Lashes? “On That Day Rabbi Akiva Expounded” (Sotah 27b)

The Prohibition Of Taking Sefarim And Produce Out Of Eretz Yisrael

Almost all contemporary halachic authorities rule that in our day, when sefarim are abundant and relatively inexpensive, it is permitted to ship or otherwise take sefarim out of Eretz Yisrael without exception.

Greater Adventure

There were some key phrases she used that resonated with me; quips such as, It’s a no brainer and Have your money do the work for you.

My Pesach Vacation In Dubai

Dubai was so majestic and picturesque that it gave me clarity and strengthened my faith how royal I am as a Jew, and just how beautiful and wonderful the true and final Redemption will actually be.

Daf Yomi

A Special Syllabus ‘As One Who Is Exempt, But Nevertheless Does’ (Sotah 21a)

Yours And Mine

Judaism does not necessarily laud one who knows many facts. When the Torah refers to a chacham it refers to one who possesses a deep desire for knowledge.

Daf Yomi

The Stepfather In A Kesuba “He Was the Stepson of Kenaz” (Sotah 11b)

Taking The Cake!

If the Jew accepts responsibility for the chametz – that of shomer sachar or, according to some, even that of a shomer chinam – he violates bal yimatzei (O.C. 440:1).

Loving Details

When one is riding on cloud nine and feels that longing to be close with their prospective spouse he/she can spend hours working out minute details to enhance the experience even more.

Everything You Didn’t Know About Charoset

The other purpose of charoset is symbolic. The traditional ingredients of the charoset mixture – nuts, figs, and apples – are used in Scripture to describe the Jewish people.

Is it proper to have or attend a vegan/vegetarian Seder?

There are the other components of the Seder which we must consume: the wine, the maror and the matzah. Thus, if one does not consume any meat, fowl and/or fish, that will suffice as regards the evening’s requirements.

May One Use Grape Juice For Arba Kosot

We see that the wine for Arba Kosot must be considered chashuv. Rav Moshe Feinstein, in turn, rules that grape juice is not chashuv.

Daf Yomi

A Hot Air Blower “Whoever Eats Bread Without Wiping His Hands…” (Sotah 4b)

Owning Chametz Stocks On Pesach

In any case, added Chaim, I assume that if you have a share in the chametz, you can include it in mechiras chametz. I don’t think I can simply sell my stocks the way I sell the liquor that I own, objected Mr. Krumbein.

Sparks For Your Seder

Four times we mention the word ‘baruch’ – blessed. Because we must know that every child is considered to be ‘baruch’ – a blessing. Yes, even in the most difficult situation, there is bracha to be found. Seder night gives us a new perspective.

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