Following a Passion for Sports to IsraelIn Israel, a new five month scholarship program being offered to young aspiring athletes – one of them could be you.
Posted on: November 5th, 2012
Judaism → Judaism 101Children should be seen and not heard. It was a maxim that I heard many times throughout my childhood and which caused me a fair amount of frustration. When, I often wondered, would I cross that invisible line and move out of the periphery to which I was assigned, into the arena of adulthood and be given the chance to express an opinion that people would listen to?
Posted on: November 2nd, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & Hashkafa“G-d formed man from the earth and breathed into him a living soul.” The greatest achievement of the biological sciences since that moment in creation has been the Human Genome Project, a massive effort by thousand of biologists, chemists and physicists who isolated and identified the 24,000 genes that Hashem placed in Adam and Eve, [...]
Posted on: November 2nd, 2012
Judaism → Judaism 101When we put away our sukkak and machzorim over a month ago, many of us let out a sigh wishing that these wonderful days of simcha and closeness to Hashem would never end. But in truth Hashem does not want it to be Yom Tov all year long. He wants us to take what we received during those special days and integrate it into our daily life. It sounds nice, but how are we supposed to do that? The answer is through Shabbos! This wonderful day, which comes every week, has the ability to lift us once again to those same spiritual heights and help us recharge our batteries for the coming week.
Posted on: November 2nd, 2012
Judaism → Ask the RabbiQuestion: I was at a brit where the father and grandfather of the boy argued over who should be sandak. The grandfather had served as sandak once before, but he persisted and, as they say, “might makes right.” I am curious as to your view on this matter. M. Renkin (Via E-Mail)
Posted on: November 2nd, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaRabbi Feld headed out to the airport early in the morning. He was flying to the wedding of one of his congregants, Mr. Krauss, who had purchased him a complimentary ticket. Although the wedding was scheduled for late afternoon, they had booked an early flight to allow ample time.
Posted on: November 2nd, 2012
Judaism → ParshaHashem appeared to Avraham and told him that the people of Sodom were wicked and would be destroyed. The only ones who would be saved were Lot and his family, because of the merit of Avraham. Hashem then sent two malachim, Gavriel and Michoel, to accomplish this task.
Posted on: November 2nd, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaWhen Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, the redactor of the Mishnah known as “Rebbi,” lay dying, he made his sons promise him that after his death they would set the Shabbat table and light the candles for him every Friday night.
Are We Better Than The Residents Of Sedom?
Posted on: November 2nd, 2012
Judaism → ParshaWe learn in this week’s parshah about the wickedness and demise of the residents of Sedom. Further, we learn from medrashim that the residents of Sedom did not show much hospitality. Similarly, the mishnah in Avos 5:10 says that there are four different types of middos that people live by. The first is one who says, “What is mine is mine and what is yours is yours.” The mishnah says that this is an intermediate middah; others say that this is middas Sedom. Rashi, in Kesubos 103a, says that the people in Sedom would not allow anyone to benefit from their possessions even if it would be of no loss to them.
Posted on: November 2nd, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaFor Appearance’s Sake ‘Moving Forward At The Word Of G-d’ (Shabbos 31a)
Posted on: November 1st, 2012
Judaism → Columns → Lessons In EmunahAs I sit at my home computer typing these words, virtual gale-force winds are blowing through my apartment, filling it with fresh – and free – air. This has not always been the case. In fact the electric bill for the past two months was astronomical, due in large part to our high usage of air conditioning virtually around the clock.
Politics And Torah — Friends Or Enemies?
Posted on: October 26th, 2012
Judaism → ParshaMany trees upstate were damaged by the hurricane that swept through the East Coast at the end of last summer, and I was involved in finding the safest equipment to clean up the mess. I love trees and found the chore of cutting them down very difficult, especially knowing that the stately 60 year old trees would be impossible to replace. Even though we planted new trees, I don't know whether I will be there to enjoy these new saplings when they are 60 years old.
Lech Lecha: The Most Important Lesson We Can Teach Our Kids (And Ourselves)
Posted on: October 26th, 2012
Judaism → ParshaThe new Jewish year is still young. The new Parshas HaShavua cycle is but a few weeks old. It is indeed time for new beginnings.
Posted on: October 25th, 2012
JudaismA leisurely Shabbat stroll around town recently turned a calming experience into a rather upsetting one, as graffiti sprayed on quite a few buildings in my neighborhood defaced the beautiful Jerusalem stone with the words; “Dabru Ivrit/Speak Hebrew”!
Posted on: October 24th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaTriple Pray? ‘If He Did Not Say He Must Repeat’ (Shabbos 24a)
Posted on: October 24th, 2012
Judaism → ParshaAnd Hashem said to Avram, “Go for yourself from your land, from your birth place, and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you.” – Bereishis 12:1 With these words begins one of the ten great tests of Avraham. The Ramban explains that these were trials by fire, designed to bring Avraham’s greatness to the surface, taking it from the potential to the actual. They helped form him into the singular tzaddik he became.
Q & A: A Mother’s Mitzvah (Part III)
Posted on: October 24th, 2012
Judaism → Ask the RabbiQuestion: I am a single mother of young children. Their father has shirked all his responsibilities to them. I do my best for my children, but it isn’t easy. Isn’t their father in serious violation of the Torah by neglecting his children and not making any effort to provide them an education? No Name Please (Via E-Mail)
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Posted on: October 24th, 2012
Judaism → Columns → Lessons In EmunahYael was tired of sticking the highchair together with glue or Sellotape. It had lasted through five children, a miracle in itself, but now it seemed to have given up all hope – and decided to self-destruct.
The Uniqueness Of Modern Orthodoxy (Part III)
Posted on: October 24th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaQuestion: What is unique about Modern Orthodoxy?
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Jerusalem, Divided or United?
