Judaism

Admitting To A Debt Nobody Claimed (Siman 75:10)

From the Paper Raphael Grunfeld -

11 Nisan 5777 – April 6, 2017

In all of these situations, the person volunteering the admission is exempt from any payment.

Pesach – Season Of Emunah

From the Paper Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier -

He feels joy in his heart as he revels in the abundance of his bumper crop. And then he looks out at his neighbor’s field. Meager. Undergrown. Spotty.

The Iron Crucible of Egypt

Torah Rabbi Raphael Fuchs -

Instead of commending this righteous individual for his proper ethical standards, he has been attacked by the left wing media!

Sha’ar Yeshuv

From the Paper Adina Hershberg -

This tragedy was in the forefront of my mind as my family and I wended our way, the week before Pesach, from Har Nof, Jerusalem to Sha’ar Yeshuv.

Tzav: What Does It Mean To Survive?

The 10 Minute Parsha Rabbi David Fohrman -

In this week's video, we explore a section of Talmud that teaches about the 4 individuals who would bring a Thanksgiving sacrifice - but one of these four doesn't belong. Who is it?

Pesach: God’s Sporadic Presence and Overwhelming Absence in Human History

Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo -

It is perhaps this fact that makes Pesach so relevant for our own times: The realization that even at the time of the greatest of miracles, many years passed without God revealing Himself openly.

Kitnyot: Truly a “Has-Bean”

Halacha & Hashkafa Rav Zev Shandalov -

This is one of those posts that falls into the category of “If only I had the power to……..”

Providing Jewish Education to Strengthen Israel’s Soldiers

Judaism Guest Author -

9 Nisan 5777 – April 5, 2017

IDF religious ideology is being hotly debated in media and between politicians and National Religious rabbis. Jewish education programs run by the IDF in conjunction with Torah groups are essential

The Pesach of Today

Holidays Shmuel Sackett -

Open your eyes. Read and absorb the Haggada and realize, at the end of the seder, when we say “Next Year in Jerusalem,” we commemorate not just the Pesach of the past, but the Pesach of the present!

Redeeming Relevance: Pesach’s Missing Eighth Day

Redeeming Relevance / Rabbi Francis Nataf Rabbi Francis Nataf -

8 Nisan 5777 – April 4, 2017

Appreciate that Pesach is NOT meant to end on the seventh day, but at Shavuot. With that in mind, we need to work harder to accept making the days of sefirat ha-omer into days akin to chol ha-moed

Tefillah: A Meeting With Hashem – My Loving Master

From the Paper Rabbi Eliezer M. Niehaus -

5 Nisan 5777 – March 31, 2017

After living as slaves for so many years, we could now be transformed into avdei Hashem - Hashem's slaves.

The Supremacy Of Sacrifices

From the Paper Rabbi Boruch Leff -

We have lost the idea of what it is to give ourselves to Hashem with totality and completeness.

Parshat Vayikra: The Trouble with Sacrifices

Headline Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo -

Perhaps the institution of sacrifice is grounded in deep symbolism, the meaning and urgency of which escapes our modern mentality.

Switching One’s Defense (Siman 75:9)

From the Paper Raphael Grunfeld -

4 Nisan 5777 – March 30, 2017

The reason the defendant must pay the money or return the item if he admits that he borrowed the money, stole it, or had something of value deposited with him but does not know whether he repaid the money or gave the item back, is as follows.