Judaism

Family members, Baruch Hashem, came through lending the hosts two portable generators, which at the very least, could keep the seudot meals safe.

The following evening, the mohel came by. "Unfortunately, the baby is still yellow," he said. "We have to delay the bris.”

Question: I see that some people refer to the month of Cheshvan as Marcheshvan. What’s the month’s real name? Nachman M.

After months of running away from the world, he could breathe a sigh of relief, of satisfaction and even joy.

Over the years, I’ve convinced many people to try out Daf Yomi with my advertising. That’s why I carry such a heavy Gemara and that’s why I don’t go by way of the back roads.

Elevated Train Tracks As An Eruv ‘Pi Tikra Reaches’ (Eruvin 94b)

In order to be successful in outreach, one must first accommodate the person’s physical needs.

The investigation has established that you took part in a religious ritual – circumcision. Do you confirm?

Abraham is the supreme example in all of history of influence without power.

As with any program, if you can involve the parents as active participants, then the chances of success increase exponentially.

Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence. -Confucius

In four places in Tanach, the middle patriarch is referred to as "Yischak," not "Yitzchak."

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Lot was never going to be Avraham’s heir, but a better choice would have spared him removal from the household,

Is it okay for a young man to leave his parents’ mesorah and join another (e.g., for a chassid to become yeshivish, for a dati le’umi/Modern Orthodox Jew to become black-hat, etc.)?

Each and every one of us is part of Am Yisrael, and we are made up of many souls and many missions that we are expected to fulfill.

Who’s Fridge? ‘If The Owner Retains a Holding There’ (Eruvin 85b)

Time went by and one day Yaacov had pain in his abdomen, the same type of pain that he had before his operation. He thought and hoped that maybe it would pass, so he waited.

In some children, embellished praise can lead to narcissistic tendencies. Praise is essential, but it is essential for praise to be tempered, not extravagant.

Speaking specifically to the Jewish community, the undeniable fact is, the current president has done more for our people and Israel than any other United States President.

"Even when flood waters are raging all around us and everything looks bleak, there is a Noah's ark that can save us. When a person feels low and downcast, the best advice is: 'Make yourself into an ark' (Genesis 6:14).

In Yiddish, there’s a word “eidelkeit.” There’s no similar word in English. “Eidelkeit” is a synthesis of gentleness, refinement, and nobility of spirit. It’s a crowning virtue for man.

No matter the trials or tribulations we experience, we must not sink into depression.

‘Arouse the holiness of religion in the hearts of the young generation. Give the youth the idea not to forget religion, and that the persecution of religion is a temporary phenomenon, as is its [Soviet] persecutor, which is only temporary.’

This is a tale of decline. Why?

Question: This pandemic has created many difficulties for me. One of the most annoying is the mask requirement, especially in shul, where I spend many hours. Aren’t our First Amendment rights being trampled? Shouldn’t this be explained to the authorities in very clear terms? Name Withheld

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I realized I was in the presence of true greatness.

Is it ever appropriate for a husband to put his foot down with his wife or a wife with her husband? Or is compromise the answer no matter what the issue is?

Hashem in His infinite wisdom, sent us from the heavens above the holy Torah, down to us so that we may learn, grow and purify ourselves.