The Rubashkin Saga – VIII
Another installment on the ongoing assault against Agriprocessor. This week's article discusses unions taking on the Rubashkins.
Finding The Right One
Eternal wisdom from Rebbetzin Jungreis, a”h. The topic is the intense research that goes into shidduchim.
Timely Recognition
The original Asara B’Teves was a yom hadin (judgment day) on which it was decided whether there would be a churban that year.
Competing Creditors And The Ketubah (77:11)
Although Shimon’s right of collection against Reuven’s estate preceded Levi’s, Levi did not violate Shimon’s prior right to the assets of Reuven’s estate.
Beis HaMikdash – Spiritual Power Source
The Bach seems to be saying that all that was to befall the Jewish people was because we no longer approached the Avodah with the appropriate sense of purpose, and therefore it was taken from us.
Daf Yomi
K’vod Ha’brios
‘Excluding Where He Was Preoccupied’
(Shavuos 18b-19a)
V.A.T. Refund
While in Israel, Dov purchased two large portraits. With the frames, the total price came to 1,200 NIS.
Q & A: Did Abraham Daven Minchah?
Question: We are taught that the Patriarchs kept the entire Torah even before it was given to the Jewish nation on Mount Sinai. If so, why do our Sages say that Abraham was the originator of Shacharit, Isaac was the originator of Minchah, and Jacob was the originator of Maariv? That seems incongruous given the fact that the Patriarchs kept the entire Torah.
S. Friedman
Hashem Called When She Got “Home”
How could I leave Israel with her in this condition? After telling my wife how I felt, she urged me to extend my trip. My brother also urged me to stay.
The Great Escape
The Talmud tells us that a lamp is lit over the head of each unborn child in its mother’s womb, enabling it to perceive all the ways of God throughout the world.
Open Your Eyes
Look into the darkness, to search for the source of faithful illumination that can guide us along the path of spiritual integrity. The flames of the Chanukah menorah shine bright out of the deepest darkness, when the days are shortest and the cold of winter has descended.
The Dream in the Flame
Like Yosef, the Chashmonaim were dreamers. Chanukah is the story of dreamers: defeating a mighty army, recapturing and rededicating the Temple, finding a single jar of ritually pure oil in the rubble
The Power Of Dreams
From Joseph we learn three principles. The first: Dream dreams. Second: Leaders interpret other people’s dreams. Third: Find a way to implement dreams:
Chanukah
Although this bringing in of light begins at home, it does not stop there. Such is the nature of light that when one lights a light for one’s own benefit, it benefits also all who are in the vicinity.
Hanukah: Celebrating Hebrew Sovereignty Over Eretz Yisrael
The Maccabean revolt was not merely a struggle to revoke harsh decrees or secure freedom of worship. HaShem’s Divine blueprint for mankind demands Hebrew sovereignty over Eretz Yisrael
Miketz: Why Didn’t Joseph Write Home?
This new perspective helps us understand Joseph.
FATE, DESTINY, AND FREE WILL
Imagine that the book of your life has already been written – and that you’ve read the chapter headings. How would your life be different? This issue is addressed by J.K. Rowling in the Harry Potter series. Not surprisingly, Rowling was preceded by the Torah
Signals Of Hope
Sometimes Hashem performs tiny miracles that serve only to show His love for us and remind us that He is here with us in our moment of difficulty.
Asking For Advice
If Yosef was so brilliant, how is it possible he overlooked something as elementary as thinking about what his conduct would lead to?
Is A Wife Responsible For Her Husband’s Debts (Even If He Spent All The...
The woman’s defense to the husband’s claim for reimbursement that she merely co-signed the note at his request but did not, in fact, receive any of the borrowed money, will be rejected unless she has a migo.
Avi Mori – My Father, My Teacher
“V’Nafsho keshurah b’nafsho – His [Jacob’s] soul was bound to his [Benjamin’s] soul.” The father’s soul was bound to his son’s. Never forget that, my precious light,” my father said to me. “My soul is forever connected to yours.”
Q & A: A Kohen’s Prayer (Part IV)
Question: Sefer Chareidim (ch. 67) cites a Midrash that Eliyahu once testified that a certain kohen who begged G-d for righteous sons merited to see all of them serve as high priests, and none of them died during his lifetime. Where exactly is this Midrash?
Nathan
Travel Expense Allowance
Mr. Muller spoke with some of the senior employees, who traveled often. He heard from them different approaches regarding travel expenses.
Daf Yomi
Siddurim On A Bimah
‘The Heart Of Beis Din Provides For It’
(Shavuos 11a)
Perceptions
The challenge of coming home to a house full of little kids and being barely able to function threatened to overwhelm me.
Halfway Houses (Arei Miklat) (Makkot 11a)
Once inside the ir miklat, the law prohibited the goel hadam from avenging the deceased’s blood.
Improbable Endings And The Defeat Of Despair
Parshat Vayeshev has the form of a Greek tragedy. Judaism is the opposite of tragedy. It tells us that every bad fate can be averted and that despair is never justified; today’s curse may be the beginning of tomorrow’s blessing.
Celebrating The Non-Celebrated
There are many who celebrate the wise, the heroes, and the mystics, and they forget that we must also celebrate the typically non-celebrated, the people who keep the spirit alive, the very spirit that nurtures the more celebrated.