Posted on: April 3rd, 2014

"People who want to donate will give anyway," said Mr. Bodner. "Why can't I also gain from distributing the photo?"

Posted on: April 3rd, 2014

Question: Why do we start counting sefirat ha’omer in chutz la’aretz on the second night of Pesach when the omer in the times of the Beit Hamikdash was cut on Chol HaMoed? M. Goldman (Via E-Mail)

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Posted on: April 3rd, 2014

Question: Why do Jews eat fish on Shabbat?

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Posted on: April 3rd, 2014

The prohibition of chametz on Pesach means that chametz may not be eaten or enjoyed, may not be owned or possessed, and must be removed from one's premises.

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Posted on: April 3rd, 2014

Even in the best of times, life is not free of calamity or crisis. But like the well-known Jewish expression goes: “It could be a lot worse.”

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Posted on: April 3rd, 2014

On Shabbos Zachor the Torah commands us to “Remember what Amalek did to you."

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Posted on: April 3rd, 2014

It may be suggested that a time frame of separation is mandated to heighten the physical encounter.

Posted on: April 3rd, 2014

The Gemara, in Kiddushin 57b, searches for a source to confirm that the bird that is to be set free is permitted to be eaten after the process is concluded.

Posted on: April 3rd, 2014

while each of us is an individual, we are also part of a larger unit

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Posted on: April 2nd, 2014

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Posted on: March 28th, 2014

Without a plan of action, a leader will never be able to lead his followers anywhere, no matter how important the destination or lofty the goal.

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Posted on: March 28th, 2014

A friend of mine recently heard a comment that left him stunned. A colleague told him that his mother, a survivor of Auschwitz, who had recently lost her husband of five decades, told her son, “You should know, being alone is worse than Auschwitz!”

Posted on: March 28th, 2014

This week's parsha deals with the strange set of laws dealing with tzara'at.

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Posted on: March 27th, 2014

What is the sin of the birthing mother?

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Posted on: March 27th, 2014

Question: Should a Sefer Torah be covered between aliyot?

Posted on: March 27th, 2014

Many wonder what is the counterpoint for circumcision relative to women.

Posted on: March 27th, 2014

Predictably, my husband agrees and is fine with either night. But after reminding him that he steadily delivers a shiur in his shul on Tuesday nights, he chooses Wednesday, offering a topic related to the Four Sons of Haggadah fame.

Posted on: March 27th, 2014

Why does the Jewish leap year always consist of two Adars? Why specifically Adar? Menachem (Via E-Mail)

Posted on: March 27th, 2014

"Is my husband's Olam Haba'ah really worth the sume of 1,000 ruble?"

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Posted on: March 26th, 2014

If you expect more, you will be less grateful; if you expect less, you will be more grateful.

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