Is It Proper…? Is it appropriate to share mother-in-law jokes?
Is it appropriate to share mother-in-law jokes?
Can One Take In Shavuot Early?
The practice to wait until tzeit ha'kochavim has no basis in Chazal or Rishonim.
Our Holy Torah
When Am Yisrael received the Torah it is written that they were able to see the sounds, as opposed to hearing the sounds.
Ari Fuld on Shavuot: On the Indigenous People of Israel and Why There is...
Ari talks about the holidays of Shavuot and Yom Kippur, the Shofar that connects the two holidays, and the indigenous people of the Land of Israel.
Q & A: Was The Torah Given On Shavuot?
Question: Was the Torah actually given on Shavuos? From my study of this question, it seems like the answer is not clear.
Leah Weigner
Experiencing Shavuos as We Spiral Through Time
Our mission is to make this Shavuos the next step in our evolutionary spiral through time. We must not only re-accept what we have already accepted, we must take it to the next level,
Torah Study Recreates the Sinai Experience
Chag Sameach!
Daf Yomi
Sow The Seeds Of Repentance
‘This Potted Plant'
(Shabbos 81b)
The Truth And Nothing But The Whole Tooth
Had we waited a day or two longer, the tooth would have died completely.
Can A Kohen Return Pidyon Haben Money?
"They also just had their first boy," Mr. Jacobs said. "B’ezras Hashem, they will be doing a pidyon in another two weeks!"
There’s Reason To Protest
“Mi laHashem eilei!” is a charge to every person in every generation to step up to the plate.
When It All Depends On You
Each individual felt less responsibility for completing the minyan, felt someone else would take his place, and simply excused himself from showing up.
We Are All Farmers Now
Or the shul rabbanim who find their source of income dwindling but must still feed their families.
The Torah And Free Knowledge
The Jewish people had universal compulsory education 18 centuries before England did.
Rabbi Aharon Yaakov Schwei: A Chassidic Rav Exemplar
The family fled on the last train out, embarking on a long trip to Central Asia. German airplanes strafed the train, and they survived only by miracles, said Rabbi Schwei in recalling the fright all his life.
Q & A: Making Up For What We Missed (Part V)
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
The Old Switcheroo
The Torah stipulates that if one tries to transfer holiness from one animal to another, both the original animal and the new animal become consecrated.
Is It Proper…? When bad things happen to someone else, is it appropriate to...
When bad things happen to someone else, is it appropriate to speculate why?
The Teacher
As I see it there aren’t bad students, there are just some teachers, who do not know how to reach that specific student.
In It Together
The greatness of man manifests itself in his inner contradiction, in his dialectical nature, in his being single and unrelated to anyone, as well as in his being thou-related and belonging to a community structure.
Can You Overcharge Someone?
The Gemara states that the rules of onaah apply only to movable items that have intrinsic value. This excludes real estate, which is not movable.
Why Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai?
Most of us don’t understand the Torah of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at all, but we understand that there is something there, that there is a greater unseen depth to life.
Rabbi Leibel Groner, A True Chassid
He never sat in the Rebbe’s presence – he always stood – almost without movement, listening intently to the Rebbe’s every word and watching him for the slightest indication that he might need something.
Don’t Be Anxious
Hishtadlus is proper; worry and concern are not.
Happiness Really Makes A Difference
Enthusiasm and delight are contagious. If we are excited to study Torah and do mitzvos, so will our children.
Q & A: Making Up For What We Missed (Part IV)
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
Lost In China
He reluctantly pulled himself up, slung his knapsack over his weary shoulders, and walked for several hours until he discovered that he was approaching the same big rock that he had passed several hours earlier.
The Power Of A Curse
The whole idea contained in the 13 Attributes of Compassion is that G-d’s love and forgiveness are stronger than His justice and punishment.