Judaism

When we make our mistakes, we feel it here and now. However, our mistakes are also written up in heaven, in our books.

When we cannot fully understand God’s decision that accepting it shows our true allegiance to Him

We loved hearing from our son by phone, and sometimes there was good enough reception to see him on WhatsApp. He was really having a wonderful time. He would plan his hiking itinerary around the goal of being in a Chabad House for Shabbatot.

Hashem won’t punish someone if the punishment will indirectly harm innocent people who depend on him.

All of our good deeds should be rooted in this truth that Hashem commanded us and that is why we are doing the mitzvos.

There is no reason why we should have a monopoly on kind speech, and Telushkin has gone so far as to initiate a bipartisan group of senators to introduce Senate Resolution 264 calling for a national “Speak No Evil Day” in America.

Rosh Hashanah is a seemingly a "deprived holiday." Almost nothing is written about this festival in the Torah, certainly less than about any other festival. Even the shofar is not mentioned explicitly in the Torah in the context of Rosh Hashanah. All that is mentioned is that Rosh Hashana is Yom Teruah - “a day of blasting”, or Zichron Teruah - “a remembrance of blasting”, but nothing more.

I took counsel with my grandfather who has already passed away and with my grandchild who has not yet been born.

A Sage View ‘It Needs An Iron Partition To Divide It’ (Eruvin 47b-48a)

There is still a mitzvah of hashavas aveidah in this situation, and using the towel without permission could constitute theft.

One of the most significant ways of making this world a dwelling place for the Divine Presence is by giving tzedakah.

Question: How should we regard the current pandemic with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur upon us? Is there a special prayer or specific role for prayer when the totality of humanity is in danger? M. Sorkin

May you all have a very Good Shabbos, a Kesiva V’chasima Tova

The Chofetz Chaim answered: “Every Jew needs to know how great Hashem is.”

Another verse in Psalms (68:35) exhorts the reader to give “oz” to G-d. Obviously we can’t actually strengthen G-d.

It follows therefore that if vengeance is wrong, it could not have been commanded by G-d – not to Christians, and not to Jews. If it was commanded, we must be able to make some moral sense of it, whether we are Jews or Christians.

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Should rabbis recommend that people vote for a particular candidate?

No matter what truly happened in any given situation, the media is there to chop up whatever "meat" is offered in the town square and hang that victim up by a noose for life.

The challenges and difficulties are not easy, but we believe that Hashem is taking the world to a better place. I believe that with God’s help, everyone will succeed in discovering new strengths and talents, and reach greater heights that they could not have reached without the Coronavirus.

The Maharil explains that the custom of Tashlich – like many other Rosh Hashanah minhagim – is intended to evoke G-d’s mercy by recalling Akeidat Yitzchak.

I did not ask for parnassah or to find a new job. I asked The Rebbe that there should be a shul (synagogue) within 2 or 3 blocks from the place where I will eventually find work.

Time has not lessened my longing for her however, comfort did come to me in a very unexpected manner.

An Early Navigational Instrument ‘Rabbi Gamliel Used His Tube To Measure…’ (Eruvin 43b)

Question: The Covid-19 pandemic has put an end to almost all public gatherings; hence, much of Jewish congregational ritual has come to a halt. Is there a way to make up for everything we missed? M. Goldman

Before we put on tefillin, we should keep in mind that we are putting it on our heads because the neshama is in our head with the rest of our senses and strengths.

We truly are a generation that loves the Torah. The level of the average person in Klal Yisrael today is greater that it has been in a very long time.

This is a big atonement for me. My conscience was tormented. The purpose in my publication of this story is to set an example for our youth that they should not steal.

The Beer Chaim says that one who gives charity has the power to even resurrect the dead.

The curses that Moshe delineated in Parshat Ki Tavo were meant to deter those who would consider abandoning faith in G-d and turning to other gods.