Redeeming Relevance: Chukat: The 38 Year Black Hole
Precisely because the work that the second-generation did take place was less dramatic and required human participation that it created its own more organic resilience, making it a better model
How To Make Early Shabbat (Part II)
Complicating matters even more is the prohibition against beginning a meal within a half-hour before nightfall.
Q & A: Should The Bimah Be In The Center Of The Synagogue?
Question: Where I live, in a small out of town community, we have only one Orthodox synagogue, but the bimah is in the front on the stage with the Aron HaKodesh. My question: May one daven in a synagogue in which the bimah is not in the center?
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Biblical Refuseniks
A person who pesters another and unrelentingly tries to convince him of something is called misarev (Nedarim 8:7), because he refuses to give up on changing the other person’s mind.
A Good Word
From the time the Jewish people cried out to Moshe Rabbeinu in the desert after the meraglim – spies – came back from the land of Israel, complaining for nothing, we, the children from all generation thereafter, have been crying during these months every year.
Is It Proper…? Is it proper to pressure family members of a get-refuser?
Is it proper to pressure family members of a get refuser?
My Childhood Gift
The doctor was too casual for a report as startling as the one he gave over.
Daf Yomi
To Be or Not To Be
“Appointed…Designated From The Previous Day”
(Yoma 66b)
Home Partners
"I have money saved away, and you are still working," Mrs. Tamar said. "We would own the house jointly."
"That arrangement is fine with me," agreed Shimon.
Proactive Prayer
To the amazement of all in attendance, the Rebbe connected the answers with the names of those who asked the questions.
The Power Of 28 Sivan
Notwithstanding the war that was raging during those two years, the Rebbe simply picked up the conversation where they had left off!
Q & A: Should We Stand Or Sit For The Second Ashrei? (Conclusion)
Question: Should one stand or sit for the Ashrei recited after Keriat haTorah, and is the answer to this question affected by the requirement to show kavod, or respect, to the Torah scroll, which is being wrapped up as Ashrei begins?
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A Crooked Letter
I was speaking about my Bubby and Zeide and referred to their coming to America after the war. One student asked, "Would that be the Civil War, Korea, or Vietnam?"
Early Shabbat (Part I)
Contrary to widespread misconception, most authorities permit a husband and wife to accept Shabbat at different times, i.e., one spouse is permitted to make "Early Shabbat" while the other spouse accepts Shabbat "on-time."
Servant Leadership
Moses represents the birth of a new kind of leadership. That is what Korach and his followers did not understand. Many of us do not understand it still.
Anti-Zionist Jews
We believe in nonsense and promote ridiculous ideas that can’t be rationally defended and refute themselves as quickly as we utter them.
Listen To Your Wife
The good influence a Jewish woman can have is most effectively exerted in her home, the strongest fortress for moral values.
Malfunction
If we hold him by the hand, who will remove him from our protection?
Revolting Revolutions
The poshea is not one who tries to rebel but is rather one whose indolence shows that he does not care about the result of his actions.
Is It Proper…? Is It Proper To Have A Favorite Child?
Is It Proper To Have A Favorite Child?
Messages From Above
The events are so close to one another and each event is so tremendous and upsetting, that one has to be absolutely blind not to see that there is a cry from above, from Hashem, to His children begging them to listen.
An-Ark-Key
Before summarily dismissing Korach, let's first allow him to speak and examine his claims – perhaps they will allow us to understand whence his self-immolating uprising.
Drawing Closer
There are many kiruv agencies... but I’m not sure any of their methods is more effective than that restaurant owner with the big white beard who made secular children believe that there was nothing sweeter than bringing Mashiach.
I Walked into an AA Meeting & Walked Out With a Deeper Relationship With...
At the core of recovery is acceptance and submission to God, a recognition that we cannot do it on our own, that we rely on Hashem and can only find the strength to endure and persevere if we attach ourselves to Him. In the heart of the meeting, attendees have the opportunity to share. I was blown away by the insight, depth and sincerity of those who opened their hearts.
Daf Yomi
The New And The Old
“…The Kohen Gadol Due To His Fatigue…”
(Yoma 56b)
The “Lechatchila Ariber” Approach to Tznius
The women who stood up to the decree of 1854 and continued to cover their hair as before did not encounter this problem when the draft was decreed in 1874. Not one of their sons was drafted.
Q & A: Should We Stand Or Sit For The Second Ashrei? (Part I)
Question: Should one stand or sit for the Ashrei recited after Keriat haTorah, and is the answer to this question affected by the requirement to show kavod, or respect, to the Torah scroll, which is being wrapped up as Ashrei begins?
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Teaching Our Children Accountability
Ultimately each and every one of us is responsible for our own actions. Children’s excuses such as “my parents gave me permission” or parents’ insistence that “my child would never do that” do not absolve them from responsibility.