Judaism

Moshe to teach and/or judge the people in the fullest proper way, he would have to learn each person on the fly, quickly get a sense of the litigants in a case, the students in a shiur, and try to individualize his approach

Question: Is one allowed to use an electric slow cooker (such as a Crock-Pot) that fits into another pot for the purpose of maintaining hot food on Shabbos? M. Goldblum

How could Moshe rush to convert him so quickly? Because it was a matter of life and death.

Israel can learn practical politics from a Midianite but it must learn the limits of politics from G-d Himself.

Rav Kreiswirth would say, “This young man is my Gan Eden.”

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Rabbi Wertheimer further notes that wings create shade and thus serve as a metaphor for offering protection.

Is it important to keep kids (who are old enough to come to shul) at their seats for Kerias HaTorah (as opposed to letting them play outside)?

Change throughout the generations are not only on a physical level, but on a spiritual one as well.

I ask only one thing from you. When you have the opportunity to help another person, don't hesitate to do it.

The sale is valid since the food is essentially of the same type, and most people are not particular how an animal is raised.

My grandfather loved to show me all his books and would ask me if I was learning as well. He would always tell me a story from the Gemara, and his face would light up as he would tell it.

Against The Tide? ‘How Do We Roast the Paschal Sacrifice?’ (Pesachim 74a)

By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity and purity. -Thomas Kempis

In the days of radical change and revolution, everyone is swept outside. Private matters are pushed off, family life does not merit any attention, no one thinks it’s time to invest in the home.

On days that we recite Hallel, why do we do so before Keri'at HaTorah? Shouldn’t the Torah reading come first based on the rule that whenever two matters face us, we do the more frequent one first (tadir v’she’eino tadir, tadir kodem)? Menachem

Between the smashing of Egypt's military at the Sea of Reeds and the war against Amalek at Rephidim, the Hebrews had to develop a national perception of Emuna in preparation for receiving the Torah.

Measure for measure, the Jews didn’t lift a finger against the millions of Egyptians who pursued them to the sea. Instead, the Egyptians drowned themselves by walking into the watery abyss.

The Mechilta D’Rebbi Yishmael comments that the Torah can only be elucidated by those who ate from the mahn.

Look down at the difficulties and you can give way to despair. The only way to sustain energy, individual or collective, is to turn our gaze up toward the far horizon of hope.

After such a miracle, how could the Jews possibly think about accumulating material wealth?

Hug a tree.

We now turn our attention to “eshnav.” This rather obscure word only appears twice in the entire Bible.

One can only marvel at the transformation of the landscape described by Mark Twain to that of today and look forward to a future when the native forest species described in the Bible dominate the landscape.

Is it ever appropriate to get drunk?

From almond trees and veganism to ancient languages and Middle Ages sources, Tu B’Shevat is one fascinating festival.

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So here he was – a devout rabbi who had traveled far on a mission to save the life of a fellow Jew, and the wife of the only person who could change the accused man's sentence wanted to shake his hand.

Blood On His Hands! ‘It’s Praiseworthy for the Sons of Aaron That They Walk in Blood…’ (Pesachim 65b)

Ohr Chadash could very much use the additional funds, replied Mr. Klein. But I’m not sure it would be ethical to change the will at the expense of Toras Yisrael. I think it best for you to consult a halachic authority.