Cassette Collection

I would like the cassettes back! said Yuval. There are some collector's items in the collection, and I still use a cassette player.

Get Up And Come

…when we invariably resort to our old habits, we think we have failed…Rosh Chodesh is a monthly renewal to “get up and come” back on track.

The Greatest Gift

When someone close to us is suffering we are often at a loss. What should I say? What should I do? We do not want to be the cause of any more pain.

Chasidic Women And Shaved Heads

Another explanation for the custom is based on a concern that a woman's hair might become unintentionally exposed from under her wig or other hair covering.

Daf Yomi

Sanctified For Now And Thereafter “In Front of the Sun or Behind It?” (Rosh Hashana 23b)

An Old Sidewalk Violation

"The report does not show any violation," Chaim told Josh. "If there were any sidewalk violations, this report would show them!"

Thousand Islands

Within that degenerate ocean, however, are islands – paradise islands for the soul and oases of divine connection.

Business Dealings With Non-Kosher Foods

The ban on doing business with non-kosher foods was instituted as a precautionary measure to help ensure that one does not come to accidentally eat them. It is permitted, however, to do business involving foods that are only non-kosher due to rabbinic decree.

Is It Proper…? Should a person stop someone from telling a racist joke?

We as Jews should be more sensitive to racial/ethnic jokes and slurs when we take into account our long history – and the persecution we encountered in the course of our long exile.

Daf Yomi

Appreciating His Infinite Mercy ‘I Am He Before The Person Sins…’ (Rosh Hashanah 17b)

Post-Dated Check

I'm willing to take responsibility for the check, offered Yossi. If the issuer defaults, I will remain obligated to you.

Table That Thought

Laughing together at a Shabbos table helps bring the family together and allows the beautiful kedusha of the seudah to penetrate more and be more memorable.

Exercise On Shabbat

It is permitted to engage in routine activities or movements even if one’s intention might be for the exercise.

Is It Proper Not To Love One’s Spouse?

Obviously, it is at least a Rabbinic mandate to love one's spouse in addition to the love one must have for every other Jew.

‘I Repaid Already!’

"To be honest, I don't remember clearly," replied Mr. Silver. "We did discuss repaying, but I don't remember whether in the end Mr. Kaplan paid. I assume, though, that since I didn't return the loan document to him, the loan was not paid, but cannot say for sure."

Daf Yomi

Sanctified For Its Time… ‘Within Thirty Days Of The Shemittah Year’ (Rosh Hashana 10b)

Grama B’nezikin: Indirect Damages

In no area of halacha should one assume that an action is permissible just because there is no punishment for its violation.

Illiteracy And Literacy

I tell my students that now the words in their new Gemara look like they are in a foreign language. (To be fair, they are written in a foreign language.…)

Is It Proper To Jaywalk?

Does it really pay to jaywalk even if you reason that the odds are on your side? Do you really want to place your life in odds hand?

Daf Yomi

Hillel’s Innovation “The Second Month Of Solomon’s Rule” (Rosh Hashana 2b)

Mesira: Informing On A Jew To The Secular Authorities

One who knows of Jews who are counterfeiting money is required to report them to the authorities. So, too, Jews who engage in activities that will endanger the well-being of the Jewish community may be informed upon as well.

Piece Of Scaffold

What do you want from me? asked the contractor. I was not involved in doing the damage. If the worker was careless, you can sue him; speak with him directly.

Fresh And Timeless

The visiting woman was so shaken by the tragic story that she began to sob. She couldn’t get over what happened to Yosef.

Is it proper to fill one’s sentences with “baruch Hashem,” “im yirtzeh Hashem,” and...

Is it proper to fill one's sentences with "baruch Hashem,” "im yirtzeh Hashem," and "bli neder"?

What’s Your Name?

I don't know whether to give you my Hebrew or English name, explained David, my first name or full name, with my father's name and nickname or without.

Daf Yomi

A Woman’s Oneg Yom Tov “You Shall Call The Shabbos A Delight” (Beiza 34b)

Asher Yatzar: The Deadline

There is even a view that one who forgot to recite asher yatzar after relieving oneself and then remembers the omission after relieving oneself again some time later is to recite asher yatzar twice, one after the other. However, the halacha is not in accordance with this view.

Very Fishy

When I was young, despite my protestations, my parents insisted that I eat gefilte fish. On one difficult occasion, I forced down the gefilte fish. As soon as I did, I felt that the fish was davening to Hashem to be rescued from inside my stomach.

Arba’ah Minim On Consignment

The first option was clearly the cheapest, but Mendy didn't have the $4,000 readily available and didn't know how much he would sell. He considered the other two options and consulted with his chavrusa, who had some experience selling arba’ah minim.

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