Corona Cancellations – Should You Be Refunded? (Part II)

Based on the first source, a person who hired someone for a job, but then changes his mind due to uncontrollable circumstances that could not be foreseen by either side, does not have to pay the worker since he is in possession of the money.

The Power Of Silence

The Chofetz Chaim notes that despite the severe sins of individuals, if we wouldn’t speak lashon hara, the Satan would be completely powerless.

Waiting On The Sideline

In this week's portion, the man, having been officially declared impure, is now ready for the end of his nightmare beginning his process of purification--on the sidelines.

Covenant & Conversation: Tazria-Metzora: Words That Heal

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood shows how good speech can heal where evil speech harms.

TORAH SHORTS: Tazria-Metzora: Spiritual First Responders

A man of courage is also full of faith. -Marcus Tullius Cicero

It’s All A Matter Of Perspective

Oneg is a spiritual pleasure, which doesn’t completely negate pain, but alleviates it by infusing meaning.

Daf Yomi

Ball And Bat Substitutes ‘Cut Palm Branches’ (Shabbos 50a)

Who’s Really In Charge?

I feel useless, and helpless. Most of all I know how much my children, especially my special needs child who lives in a home, needs me.

Questions That Have No Answers: A Tradition of Silence

Elie Wiesel was once asked, “Is there a tradition of silence in Judaism?” “Yes,” he answered. ”But we don’t talk about it.”

And Aharon Was Silent

Let us take encouragement from the way Hashem responds to Aharon in reminding us that our children have the right to make their own decisions, and we are not to be blamed for these decisions.

Which Is Greater? Prayer Or Korbanos

Isn’t it unusual for the Shechinah not to have come down immediately for Aharon after all his labors and his level of piety?

Q & A: Moses, The Haggadah, And Yetziat Mitzrayim (Part III)

Question: First, why aren’t we obligated to recite Shema on Pesach night? Second, why doesn’t the Haggadah mention Moses, who was instrumental in rescuing us from Egypt and was the greatest Jew of all time? Zvi Kirschner

Be Grateful

The Be’er HaChaim says that during moments of stress, a person’s focus should always be on the good in his life.

The Coronavirus (Part VI)

Haman assassinated Daniel, one of the great gedolei ha'dor, and it's very likely that his death atoned for the nation.

Mimouna: The Very Opposite of Social Distancing

As sundown falls on the holiday of Passover, Sephardic Jews everywhere will celebrate the centuries-old tradition of Mimouna—but this year, things won’t be the same.

What Kind Of Pesach Is This?

So what are we getting out of Pesach this year? Pesach itself. In this strange and difficult time, we are left with Pesach itself. With the festival of freedom.

Keeping Our Faith Alive

I suddenly stopped and realized why I hadn’t seen Eliyahu HaNavi by my front door. He was right here in the hospital, saving my dear son.

Aah, The Wonders Of Passover

I think there were actually two criminals in my apartment that night, a man and a woman.

From Pesach Fear to Pesach Cheer

I polled my kids to find out what stood out in their minds, hoping that their recollections went beyond a cranky mommy who wasn’t always at her best.

Daf Yomi

Enjoying A Hot Dish ‘Really What Was Meant Was Replacing It…’ (Shabbos 37a)

Against All Odds

“They will laugh the first day. The second day there will be less laughter. After a few days, no one will laugh anymore.”

What Kind Of ‘Leaping’ Does Pesach Require?

Considering how morally depraved Egypt was, for the Jews to leave this country, rise up to true freedom, and then receive G-d’s holy Torah just seven weeks later required a tremendous “leap” on their part.

As Everyone Stays Home, Waters Overflow In Israel

They were taught that a congregation can only pray for relief from one disaster. Which one should they pray for G-d to stop: the plague or the famine?

Q & A: Moses, The Haggadah, And Yetziat Mitzrayim (Part II)

Question: First, why aren’t we obligated to recite Shema on Pesach night? Second, why doesn’t the Haggadah mention Moses, who was instrumental in rescuing us from Egypt and was the greatest Jew of all time? Zvi Kirschner

And Us He Took Out of There

The Seder celebrates freedom by emphasizing ideas I am not sure we remember, chief among them some unusually relevant this year

Searching For Roots In Berdichev

Abe and I were a bit surprised that Eliyahu Yeshaya would spend over a $1,000 on a half-week trip to the Ukraine. We didn’t know that he had his own itinerary in mind.

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