Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
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?
Completing His Father’s Journey
Posted on: October 24th, 2012
Judaism → ParshaThe call to Abraham, with which Parshat Lech Lecha begins, seems to come from nowhere: “Leave your land, your birthplace, and your father’s house, and go to a land that I will show you.”
Two Men, Two Prayers, Two Miracles
Posted on: October 24th, 2012
Judaism → Rebbetzin's ViewpointMy column on prayer last week touched sensitive chords in many hearts. It is apparent that in our troubled times people are struggling with the entire concept of prayer. Does it really work? Is there Someone listening, or is it a waste of time?
Posted on: October 24th, 2012
Judaism → ParshaIn this week’s parshah Hashem commands Avraham Avinu to perform the mitzvah of bris milah. The pasuk tells us that Avraham was 99 when he performed the bris milah on himself. The Pirkei D’Rabbi Eliezer (29) and Tosafos, in Rosh Hashanah 11a, say that Avraham’s bris was performed on Yom Kippur. The Pirkei D’Rabbi Eliezer adds that Shem, Noach’s son, performed the bris on Avraham. There are several explanations as to why Avraham had Shem perform his milah.
Posted on: October 18th, 2012
Judaism → Judaism 101Twenty-five years ago, when kiruv was still a relatively new concept, a group of four young rabbis left Ner Yisrael with families in tow to head down south to Atlanta, Georgia. Rabbi David Silverman was one of those pioneers who founded the Atlanta Scholars Kollel. He is a powerhouse of kiruv – his charisma, sincerity and broad knowledge have helped him inspire thousands of Jews, including this writer.
People Eat for Free and They Work for Free
Posted on: October 18th, 2012
Judaism → TorahRebbe Nachman of Breslov once revealed what he called a great secret - people eat for free and they work for free. He explained this with the following parable.
Posted on: October 17th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & Hashkafa"I arranged with Simon Cooper, the plumber, to clear the blockage in the kitchen sink this morning," Mr. Laks told his wife. "Oh, great!" she replied. "I'll clean the kitchen before he comes."
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