Judaism

Yom Tov Candles: Women and Shehecheyanu

In Print Rabbi Ari Enkin

A woman who does not have the custom to drink some of the wine upon which Kiddush was recited is certainly permitted to answer amen to the shehecheyanu blessing.

The Uniqueness Of Sukkot

In Print Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l

It is almost as if Sukkot were two festivals, not one. It is. Although all the festivals are listed together, they in fact represent two quite different cycles.

Electrifying

In Print Michal Popper

Hashem wants all the Jewish people to return home to Israel and not only for a visit. All the Jews belong in Israel, and there is no better time than now.

Daf Yomi

In Print Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Reckoning Time “Three Festivals Even Out Of Order” (Beizah 19b)

To Widen Our Embrace

In Print Sivan Rahav-Meir

You must tell yourselves: I am not my pain. I feel pain, but it alone does not define who I am.

A Leader’s Call To Responsibility

In Print Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l

It is that power of hope, born whenever G-d’s love and forgiveness gives rise to human freedom and responsibility, that has made Judaism the moral force it has always been.

Rabbi Dayan’s Shemittah Lessons

In Print Rabbi Meir Orlian

The shemittah year cancels outstanding loans that are past due, although nowadays, we usually write a pruzbul to allow collecting loans past shemittah, based on an enactment of Hillel.

Miri has been carrying around guilt for the accident for over 60 years; for something she had zero responsibility for. She had misinterpreted the situation and blamed herself needlessly enduring enormous pain.

Q & A: Noy Sukkah – Sukkah Decorations (Part I)

In Print Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: Is decorating the sukkah part of the mitzvah, or does the mitzvah only require the sukkah itself? Moshe Jakobowitz Brooklyn, NY

Two Days Of Yom Tov: In Israel? For Israelis?

In Print Rabbi Ari Enkin

Today, when we enjoy the benefit of a fixed calendar, we continue to observe two days of Yom Tov in the Diaspora even though we know exactly when the holidays are to be observed. This is based on the requirement to “follow the customs of our ancestors."

Parshas Ha’azinu

In Print Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Rediscovering What You Already Know

In Print Rabbi Shmuel Reichman

Most importantly, though, when the malach struck you, you didn't lose this Torah; rather, you lost access to it. Instead of disappearing, this knowledge and clarity became buried deep within your subconscious.

Places To Go – Sukkos / Fall Guide

In Print Jewish Press Staff

The Year Of Shemittah

In Print Rabbi Shmuel M. Butman

When one “comes into a land” and desires to establish his way of life, which involves “working the soil,” it is necessary to bear in mind that the first and foremost, as an idea and as a goal, is “Sabbath unto G-d”; not the “earthly” and material, but the spiritual and sacred.

Honesty First

In Print Rabbi Nosson Rossman

The only solution is to recommit ourselves to being completely honest. With Hashem's help we can make a fresh new start this year based on truth.

TORAH SHORTS: Parshat Haazinu: Sky, Earth and the Four Winds

Parsha Rabbi Ben-Tzion Spitz

A handful of pine-seed will cover mountains with the green majesty of forests. I too will set my face to the wind and throw my handful of seed on high. -Fiona Macleod

Divine Protection

In Print Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser

We have nothing to fear from our enemies if we have faith in Hashem; it is specifically the shaky and unstable sukkah that actually symbolizes Hashem’s strength and might.

A Lasting Sukkos Message

In Print Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss

Perhaps we might suggest that since this mitzvah symbolizes the Clouds of Glory that came without complaining, Hashem made it a free mitzvah to ensure that no one should complain about a mitzvah that commemorates no complaining.

Yom Kippur – An Out-Of-Body Experience

In Print Rabbi Ephraim S. Sprecher

For that one day we step out of ourselves and have an “out-of-body experience.” We are no longer part of this world as we know it.

Is it proper to buy or rent a house/apartment without room to build a...

In Print Jewish Press Staff

If a person who lived in a place without the ability to build a sukkah still had access to a communal sukkah, there would be no limitation on renting or buying such a domicile.

Holy Days

In Print Michal Popper

We are simply showing Hashem how much we love Him and how much we really want to change despite the fact that we realize that we probably won't be consistent in our change.