A Revolutionary Rabbinic Idea For Organ Donations
JERUSALEM – A leading Orthodox rabbi in Israel has a revolutionary proposal for the harvesting of organs from a clinically dead patient. At present, his proposal not only has no support from other rabbis, it is also against Israeli law – but he is not fazed.
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When it comes to Chesed the Jewish people are at the front of the line. We’ve tackled Chesed and everyone is aware of the unbelievable work and generosity that we are involved in. Now it’s time to take on a new, more difficult challenge: Middot (character trait).
His Whole Life Turned On A Sandwich
You never know what event will spark a person's desire to return to Judaism. Art Sherman was an assimilated Jew married to a Polish Catholic woman. He owned a non-kosher Italian "hero sandwich shop" and an unbelievable comment, one day by his Rastafarian employee, sent him on a life-changing journey.
God For President!
To which kingdom do we belong? Which government are we loyal to? By what criteria do we allocate our fealty?
Is Davening A Bore And A Chore?
It becomes quite clear that measured by time, Klal Yisrael values avodas ha’tefillah, serving Hashem through prayer, tremendously.
Torah Live’s Mezuzah Presentation – A New Approach To An Ancient Mitzvah
Nowadays, Jewish parents and educators must ask themselves how they can present Torah and mitzvot in a way that speaks to this generation. To many youth today, Judaism’s rich heritage seems outdated, irrelevant and boring.
Back on the Field Again
Shlomo Veingrad has traveled further for his speaking engagements than even during his days in the NFL, crisscrossing America and speaking around the world.
A True Commitment
In the vernacular of our sages and in our prayers, Pesach is titled, “Z’man chayrusaynu- Time of our freedom.” Although we did attain freedom at the time of our redemption from Egypt, titling the holiday as such doesn’t seem to encapsulate the root of the holiday’s greatness.
Steps Along The Way
Fast forward to 1977. Larry had already begun to become observant while in graduate school. When his PhD research flopped that year, Larry decided to pack his bags and headed to Eretz Yisrael to work on a kibbutz.
A Summary of Chanukah Laws
The following general overview of Chanukah laws - Chag Sameach!
An Unorthodox Return To Orthodoxy
They built the community there. Some of their children hung around, but all of their grandchildren disappeared. They were lost to Judaism. You can’t hand down secular Judaism, bagels-and-lox Judaism, Ken said.
The Teshuva Journey: Four For Four (Part One)
The four Stern children reported that the religious observances felt like just that: observances of a culture with little relevance to their modern lives.
Down-To-Earth Deeds Develop Into Diamonds
"An animal also has an instinct to care for its young, but you are doing more than that. You are performing chesed, an act of kindness for another human being. Does it matter that he also happens to be your son?"
A Very Bad Hair Day
Tina was in my kindergarten class last year. Each day Tina’s hair flew all around her. It would tumble into her eyes and she would bat at it periodically throughout the day just to see. Sometimes I’d use whatever hair accessory I had at hand - even just a rubber band - to put Tina’s hair out of her face.
A Perilous Risk
Was their recent commitment strong enough to prevail against this dramatic test?
Why Do We Read The Megillah?
On Purim we read Megillas Esther twice, once by night and once by day. It is uncertain what the nature of the obligation is.
Inside Purim: Even More Fascinating And Intriguing Insights On Purim And The Megillah
These are excerpts from the sefer “Inside Purim” which contains additional answers to the following questions and much more.
Tasting the “Heat” of the Torah
As a Baal Teshuva who discovered the “emes” about eight years ago, I am often asked by my FFB friends in my very FFB neighborhood to describe what inspired my wife and I to take the plunge and more specifically, what it feels like to lead a Torah observant life after so many years of living on the “other side.”
Cold Soup
If you ask someone coming out of church on a Sunday, "Do you believe in G-d?" the worshipper will be shocked.
"What type of question is that? Of course I do!"
My Pleasant Dreams – 851 Of Them
Prior to the Knesset vote on the Regulation Law, which was defeated on June 6, I visited the protest tent where people were on a hunger strike and I realized we are again going through what we went through in the days before the destruction of Gush Katif.
Tefillah: A Meeting With Hashem – Three Avos. Three Times. Three Prayers.
This dvar Torah is liluy nishmas my rebbi Hagaon Harav Moshe Twersky zt"l HY"D, who was killed four years ago this Shabbos in the Har Nof Massacre.
The Torah Source For Covering One’s Hair
We recently layned Parshas Naso which contains the Biblical source for the obligation of a married woman to cover her hair. An eesha sotah is a woman whose husband suspects her of having acted immorally. The Torah commands the Kohein to take various steps to demonstrate that the sotah has deviated from the modest and loyal path of most married Jewish women (Rashi 5:15-27). Among the procedures, the pasuk clearly states: “ufora es rosh haisha…” and he shall uncover the hair of the head of the woman (5:18).
Remembering Hurricane Sandy As We Approach Rosh Hashanah
"Only a Navi or a fool can say why it occurred - and we don't have Neviim any longer."
New Tehillim Aims To Add Meaning To Rote Ritual
“Presentation is very important. Judaism is not necessarily appealing to a lot of people and you want to make it as attractive as possible,” said Rabbi Chaim Miller, founder of the Kol Menachem publishing house.
Why Do We Make Kiddush?
All of Shabbos centers around this one, primary idea: that we are enjoined to recall and internalize the fact that Hashem created the world in six days and rested on the seventh.
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