Is It Proper…?
Is it appropriate for a man to wear cologne?
Redeeming Relevance; V’Zot HaBracha: Moshe’s Blessings and his Successful Failure
Yet in spite of Moshe’s best intentions, it is obvious that his blessings – as we have portrayed them – had little effect on the Jews once they reached the Land of Israel.
Daf Yomi
Spreading The Wealth
‘Giving to Only One Poor Person’
(Eruvin 63a)
Working For The Real Boss
The conditions at the school Devorah was employed at were great. Perhaps she too would be privileged to finally find her calling.
Rabbi Wagensberg on Succos: “A Tale of Two Succos”
In the past, a question came to mind that had been bothering me regarding Succos. My difficulty was with respect to the Succah itself. I...
9/11 – Predicted In The Torah
The Torah completely blows us away with the statement that the enemy will come “ka’asher yideh hanesher – like the eagle sweeps,” a perfect description of the sudden attack of the two huge airliners.
Q & A: Why Two Days?
Question: A while back you wrote at length about ibur, the intercalation of the year, and noted that we rely today on a fixed calendar rather than the testimony of witnesses to determine the starting days of various yamim tovim. My question is – and I’m sure I’m not the first to ask this:
Why do we continue to celebrate two days of yom tov nowadays when we have a fixed calendar and know exactly when each festival starts?
Aryeh Roth
Ari Fuld on Sukkot: The Symbolism of Sukkot and its Lesson for Modern Times
On Sukkot we are told to be joyful, but why should we be more joyful on Sukkot than any other holiday, and what is the message for us today?
A Tribute For The Lion Of Justice, Norman Rosenbaum, z”l (Part 1)
Lifsh immediately attempted to pry the car off the children. His efforts were in vain as a mob began to attack him.
Is A Gouged Esrog Kosher?
Even if for some people the esrog is kosher, if it’s pasul for the buyer, it’s also mekach ta’us.
Our New Mission
This is the time for one-to-one relationships. Life is no longer a matter of quantity, but of quality.
Why Are We So Happy On Sukkos?
Emunah is like produce starting to fill out but still far from ripe.
Holy Matrimony (Part I)
The Torah’s word for betrothal is “erusin,” and its cognates appear throughout the Bible. The Mishnah, however, more often uses a different word: “kiddushin.”
The Power Of Just One Mitzvah
We are given an opportunity to sanctify the mundane in the spirituality of the sukkah.
Keep Your Thoughts To Heaven This Sukkos
Since a sukkah is a diras aray, a temporary structure, we don’t need a reminder of the dwelling place being temporary compared to Olam Habah.
Canvas Sukkah: Practical Or Pasul?
It seems unlikely that even the stringent opinion requires that sukkah walls be completely motionless when a wind blows.
The Two Festivals Of Sukkot
Sukkot celebrates the dual nature of Jewish faith: the universality of G-d and the particularity of Jewish existence.
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Guide for the Perplexed, 2020
Wishing all a healthy and festive Sukkot
Is It Proper…? If Albert Einstein had been frum, should he have become a...
If Albert Einstein had been frum, should he have become a rosh yeshiva rather than a scientist?
The Big Shutdown
Thoughts filled the air with: What will be with the virus? When will the roads be open again? What decree was sealed in heaven this year for the nation?
Sukkot Coloring Page
Sukkot coloring page.
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Guide for the Perplexed, 2020
Fascinating insights into Yom Kippur
Can A Person Who Isn’t Fasting Get Maftir Yonah?
If Mr. Amitai isn't called up, he doesn't have to honor his pledge - unless he decides to award the aliyah to someone else.
Why Such Anguish?!!
When Rabbi Margolin arrived home he sat down with his rebbetzin and they discussed what had transpired in the Rebbe's home. They talked, and thought and begged Hashem to give them the right thoughts so that they would make the right decision.
The Beginning Of Torah She-b’al Peh
When one reads the commandments of Shabbat as they appear in the books of Shemot and Devarim, two divergent formulations appear: “Zachor” and “Shamor.” Which one appeared on the Ten Commandments?
The Chaftetz Chaim’s Erev Yom Kippur Shmuz
At some point in the last half a year, everyone has had something in their lives changed. The most important thing to know about these changes is that they were orchestrated by Hashem personally.
A Once-A-Year Opportunity
Only once a year, during these 10 days, is Hashem is available to everyone no matter how sullied he or she is.
With Pride Comes Peace
Say thank you for all that you have, for the tremendous abundance in your life that cannot be taken for granted in any way.