Judaism

The Shulchan Aruch does not even mention the opinion of the Rif and Rambam and states explicitly that the requirement of guarding applies only to the matzah used for the Seder.

Is listening to rap or heavy metal music appropriate?

The opposite ends of love and joy, to pain and sorrow are great. We tend to live somewhere in the middle between great joy and great pain.

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Korbanot, a Once and Future Aspect of Temple Service

Against all odds, again – since my husband was not religious – I got my wish. Miracle number one.

Yes, in recent months many people have received large sums of money from various government programs and it seems that this may continue for some time. But how long can this last?

A Case Of Mistaken Identity ‘And Two Cooked Foods’ (Pesachim 114a)

The Gemara [Bava Metzia 117a] discusses a tenant who washes his hand with the water that leaks on a tenant below him.

How far we are from those distant halachic discussions regarding a public oven for several families...

The Chovos HaLevavos teaches us that prayer without thought is like a body without a soul and a peel without fruit.

Question: Since Erev Pesach is on Shabbos this year, when does one burn the chametz? Also, can you discuss some of the other Pesach laws unique to Erev Pesach that falls on Shabbos? M. Aronowitz

So the Torah is a unique combination of nomos and narrative, history and law, the formative experiences of a nation and the way that nation sought to live its collective life so as never to forget the lessons it learned along the way. It brings together vision and detail in a way that has never been surpassed.

When the incident was related to R’ Tzvi Pesach Frank, he remarked, “This young girl is destined for greatness.”

The determination of who’s Jewish comes from Almighty G-d. No human being, or body of human beings, can make this determination.

If Dan is the extreme expression of Yosef in the same way that Shimon is of Yehuda, what was the importance of appointing tribesmen of Yehuda and Dan to lead the construction of the Mishkan?

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Rabbi Pappenheim traces “yehgeh” to the root hey-gimmel, which primarily refers to diligence and consistency, making its derivative “yehgeh” refer to a lion consistently crying.

The easiest way out of my problem would be to say that the Mishkan was designed based on people’s need to be impressed

In looking up a pasuk online, the first result one gets is usually the King James translation or another Christian translation. Can one use this translation if the pasuk isn’t Isaiah 53:5 or something similar?

Since last year around the time of Passover, when all the country closed down for the first time, there was a feeling in the air that something big was going to happen. Many thought perhaps the redemption finally came and we will all be redeemed.

Giving compliments and offering positive feedback shouldn’t be reserved for one day a year and shouldn’t be so unusual they are cause for a holiday and celebration.  Compliments are a critical part of life.

Chava shook her head as if to show she understood, while wondering where this monologue would lead. Was this woman also here for a job interview?!

In order to properly daven for the geula, one must first notice the magnitude of the situation.

An Expression Unique In Shas ‘I Am Neither Wise…’ (Pesachim 105b)

We are a nation of miracles. We have traveled through the four corners of this earth. We have gone through every type of persecution. We were told that we would be vanquished, thrown into the sea.

A mistake that nearly had catastrophic results for the entire people of Israel ultimately revealed Moshe's true greatness as a national leader.

Who could ever know if learning with disciples was preferable to pursuing self-growth and attaining spiritual perfection at the feet of the generation’s most respected saint?

We are supposed to prepare for the 14th of Nissan, the day of the Exodus from Egypt. To study the holiday, to go through the Haggadah and, mainly, to go forth into freedom ourselves.

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day. -Abraham Lincoln