Judaism

The high priest is alone. It is forbidden for anyone to be with him, but it is precisely because of this restriction that his power is so great.

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

Kedoshim contains the two great love commands of the Torah. What are they?

Remember, Moshe Rabbeinu, David HaMelech, Avraham Avinu, as well as Yaakov Avinu all opted to be shepherds so they could have time to be alone and contemplate. It’s a lost art.

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When people asked Rav Goren why he recited Shehecheyanu, he replied with typical sarcasm: "Don't worry, I have a new tie."

Should one dress up for a shiur on Zoom if no one can see anything more than your face and top of your shirt?

Suddenly our mothers who knew so much when we were young and who became old fashioned as we started growing up, whose style we didn't want to follow, takes on a new appearance.

As I read Aharei Mot-Kedoshim each year, I wonder about what it does to us as Jews to live in a world whose morality is so clearly at odds with the Torah’s.

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

Finally, with little time to spare, Pinchas steered his loaded minivan onto the block where their hosts lived. Then he started circling. “Who can spot a parking spot?” he called out to his restless crew.

I started keeping such a diary recently and found doing so truly fascinating.

Great is charity, for it brings closer the Geulah.

This is the gift of speech. Speech is the mechanism that enables us to connect with other people, to overcome the barrier between us, so let us respect and not abuse it.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.