Judaism

Can A Rabbi Younger Than 40 Issue Halachic Rulings? A Case Study From 16th-Century...

Features Rabbi Gil Student

Around 1552, leading rabbis in Egypt issued a cherem against people using rabbinic judges not approved by official channels.

Sefer Bamidbar: How to be Tzanua, Like G-d

Parsha Rabbi Aryeh Klapper

Considering tzanua and achieving a balanced version of it in order to walk with G-d

Shabbos Shows Trust

Parsha Rabbi Boruch Leff

We wash and raise our hands to Hashem, reminding and displaying to ourselves that we have nothing without Hashem Yisbarach.

Helping Our Divorced Brothers And Sisters

Rebbetzin's Viewpoint Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis

When it comes to divorce, the empathy is not quite the same as it is for a widow. There is no funeral or shiva, no shloshim to recall the life of the departed one. Divorcees suffer differently. There is much whispered gossip. People take sides.

The Rubashkin Saga – XIII

Chodesh Tov/Rabbi Hanoch Teller Rabbi Hanoch Teller

The ongoing saga of the incarceration and punitive pursuit of Shalom Rubashkin.

Misplaced Wallets

Lessons In Emunah T. Gestetner

Hearing the argument, Reb Chaim jumped out of his seat and ran to the front of the bus. He withdrew some cash from his pocket, gave it to the driver on behalf of the anonymous fellow, and then returned to his seat.

Q & A: Was The Torah Ever Forgotten?

Ask the Rabbi Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: The Gemara (Sukkah 20a) states that the Torah was forgotten for a period of time. This seems to be quite difficult to understand. Weren't the people of earlier generations greater than those of later generations? Zvi Simon (Via e-mail)

Contradicted By A Piece Of Paper (Choshen Mishpat 79:6)

Halacha & Hashkafa Raphael Grunfeld

There is no defense to a claim based on a properly-drawn up promissory note signed by witnesses who testify that the signatures on the note are theirs or whose signatures have been confirmed by the court comparing them to signatures it has on file.

The Tochacha And The Redemption

Columns Rabbi Raphael Fuchs

Achav challenged Eliyahu saying that if Moshe Rabbenu’s promises did not come true, namely those mentioned in the Tochacha, how can those of his disciple, Yehoshua, possibly come true?

Fifty-Fifty

Halacha & Hashkafa Rabbi Meir Orlian

"The Rema writes that if there are two groups, each group is entitled to half, even though one group may have more members than the other," replied Rabbi Dayan.

Finding My Essence

Judaism Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

"What's in a name?" Apparently, the essence of relationships...

Lost In Translation

Lessons In Emunah As Told To Naama Klein

How he finally managed to find his way home, albeit bedraggled and sleep-deprived, on Friday morning, she never did find out definitively.

Finding Inner Peace

Parsha Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier

A Jew is either rising or falling; he never remains in one place. It all pivots on Torah learning. If he labors in Torah, he rises to the heights. If not, he begins to fall.

Mourning With Terrorist Families—Have We Gone Mad?

Torah Rabbi Mordechai Weiss

Despite the different backgrounds, we are united in our suffering and our mourning with the families of our people who defended our country and gave the ultimate sacrifice, or who were killed by Arab terrorists.

To Have or to Be…that is the Question: Parshat Bechukotai

Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo

To learn the secret to a happy life, please read Rabbi Cardozo on parshat Bechukotai.

Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Bechukotai: What is Your Net Worth?

Redeeming Relevance / Rabbi Francis Nataf Rabbi Francis Nataf

Hoe the Torah establishes the value of the individual--and how that ensures humility.

Parshas Behar-Bechukosai

Weekly Luach Rabbi Yaakov Klass

We Are What We Do Not Own

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Parshat Behar deals with a problem that is as acute today as it was 33 centuries ago: The inevitable inequalities that arise in every free market economy teaching us to ask not, “what can I gain?” but “what can I give?”

Sefirat HaOmer: The Secret to Human and Rabbinical Autonomy

Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo

Nothing is more dangerous for a person than to remain spiritually stale, and for this reason we are required to count the 49 days of the Omer. To prepare ourselves for the upcoming celebration of Shavuot and the giving of the Torah, we are asked to climb a ladder of 49 spiritual steps, each day adding another dimension to our souls.