Survival
As he struggled to continue, the mountain climber feared that he would succumb to the elements and be buried in the snow.
The Prophetic View Of Sacrifices
They were not criticizing the institution of sacrifices. They were criticizing something as real now as it was in their time. What distressed them to the core of their being was the idea that you could serve G-d and at the same time act disdainfully, cruelly, unjustly, insensitively or callously toward other people.
The Road to Atonement
Gaining through sacrifice
How Do We Avoid Mistakes?
Rashi, quoting the midrash, takes the discussion in another direction by noting that “asher” doubles as an allusion to “ashrei,” meaning happy, praiseworthy, or fortunate.
The Coronavirus (Part III)
Now is not the time to be talking disparagingly about Torah leaders, roshei yeshiva, and rabbanim.
Sanzer Rebbe: Don’t Fret About Cleaning For Pesach
Although righteous women have been accustomed to devoting all their energy to preparing the house for Passover, this year must be different.
What Has Corona Done For You Lately?
While we are going through some hard times it seems like a lifetime. Once the trauma or bad experience passes it doesn’t seem like it was so long.
“Who Shall Live…”
Is this the situation we find ourselves? Do we have to decide who will live and who will die?
God is Not in Quarantine
Seeing God everywhere, even during this crisis.
Family In The Time Of Corona
We feel so fragile and minute, as the entire world is sent into literally a total state of panic and frenzy.
Parshat Vayakheil-Pikudei
Leaders must have the courage to try new things, build new edifices and achieve new heights.
A Collateral For Our Sins
Rebbi suffered terrible stomach pains for 13 years for his lack of pity on a calf.
Stuck At Home
coronavirus has given all of us homework
Q & A: Saying ‘Amen’ Right Before Shema (Conclusion)
Question: Should the congregation say “Amen” after the berachah of “habocher b’amo Yisrael b’ahavah” (right before Shema)? I have seen different shuls do different things.
M. Goldman
The Coronavirus (Part II)
The media has succeeded in whipping us into a frenzy. I heard someone suggest humorously that we should quarantine the media for 14 days.
The ‘Rambam Of Chassidus’
To counteract increasing secularization, he campaigned to create an association of Torah-observant Jews throughout Eastern and Central Europe, which later crystallized into Agudath Israel.
When The Money Goes Missing
Mr. Schreiber offered to call Rabbi Dayan on her behalf. She agreed, so he called Rabbi Dayan and asked, "Is my wife liable for the money in the missing envelope?"
Building Community
What united them was not the dynamic of the crowd in which we are caught up in a collective frenzy but rather a sense of common purpose, of helping to bring something into being that was greater than anyone could achieve alone. Communities build; they do not destroy. They bring out the best in us, not the worst.
What Is Hashem Teaching Us With The Coronavirus?
In a shiur recorded in Tzfat last week, Rabbi Alon Anava, founder of the Be'er Miriam Learning Center in Tzfat, said the crashing of world economies is designed to break our dependence on materialism.
Leave Anger Out Of Shabbat
While Shabbat is in theory emblematic of tranquility, it often does not translate well into practice.
Daf Yomi
Crystal Clear
‘Speak Like One’s Teacher’
(Shabbos 15a)
Laborious Work And Angelic Creativity
Rabbi Kook warns that sometimes a person can become so involved and devoted to his work that his work controls him instead of the reverse.
Corona
Corona in Spanish means crown. The bacteria Corona is in the shape of a crown as well. Why all the mention about a crown? Why a crown? Why the language Spanish?
Is It Proper…? Is it proper to panic over the coronavirus epidemic?
Is it proper to panic over the coronavirus epidemic?
Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Vayakhel: Dr. Frankenstein’s Melacha
Perhaps in the midst of the great uncertainties created by the Coronavirus pandemic, it is all too easy to remember that we are not God. But the temptation to think otherwise still exists. And once the pandemic will be over and man will continue to build better and better tools to control his fate and his environment, that temptation will regain its strength
Must You Pay For Substandard Work?
A professional hired to do a certain task must do it in an acceptable manner.
With Gratitude
So along with my gratitude sessions, I decided to be more aware of saying thank you to people who deserve acknowledgment along the way – service providers, bus drivers, and the like – which I’m not always good at doing.
Don’t Go At It Alone
The Alter of Navardok writes that the merit of the multitudes is so great that if three chassidim from Rasyen claimed they could fly, he would believe them.