It’s All Good
If a person leads a meritorious life, the good is revealed. If he doesn’t, the good is camouflaged and appears to be bad.
Q & A: Who Was Rabbi Meir Ba’al HaNes? (Part I)
Question: I’ve always been intrigued by the large assemblage that gathers at the gravesite of R. Meir Ba’al HaNes in Tiberias on his yahrzeit, the 14th of Iyar. Why is such attention directed to his gravesite, in particular?
F. Hager
Can One Work In A Non-Kosher Restaurant?
"Thank you very much for the recommendations," Mr. Weiner replied. "I have to speak to a rabbi, though, about whether I can take the jobs."
Don’t Believe What You See
The beginning of the parsha is startling in its simplicity: see the blessing and the curse in front of you and choose the blessing.
Opting For ‘Dumb’ Phones
Be smart, go 'DUMB'
Collective Joy
In a word "JOY"
Is It Proper…? Should a Jew Be Concerned About Paranormal Phenomena Such As Dybbuks...
Should a Jew be concerned about paranormal phenomena such as dybbuks and gilgulim?
Changing Ourselves
What differentiates us from all other creations of Hashem, such as animals for example, is our ability to choose and make change.
Redeeming Relevance: Ending Poverty, the Torah Way: Parshat Reeh:
How does contemporary Judaism deal with the great challenge of Torah laws no longer practiced?
Parshat Eikev
Leaders on all levels must pay careful attention to the commander's intent as a misunderstanding can result in terrible consequences.
What Makes A Person Great?
What makes someone great, really great? Many commentators say the answer to this question is hidden in the following verses from this week's parshah
From Thailand To Jerusalem For 50 Shekels
This morning I entered the bank. While waiting on line, I noticed a small commotion. A number of people were standing around a young crying boy who was holding an Israeli 50-shekel note in his hands.
Taking Food From The Office
In an office setting, therefore, the question of whether a worker may take food home depends on local common practice.
Daf Yomi
Temple Management 101
'The Rest Were Given To The Craftsmen'
(Kerisos 6a)
Think About Torah Education – All The Time
As urgent as this call was at the beginning of the 20th century, it is even more urgent in this era when Jewish communities are more exposed than ever to the influences of the secular world.
An Interview With The Yetzer Hara
Just answering amen with such a massive crowd to “v’chaim tovim aleinu v’al kol Yisrael” makes a severe dent in my efforts.
Leading With Love
The Chofetz Chaim says that if one has the power to correct a situation among Klal Yisrael and fails to do so, he is culpable for any blood spilled among them.
Behind The Tzaros
The sound of the shofar and of the chatzotzros are intended to awaken us to the realization that Hashem is our Melech and that He controls the world and our lives...
Q & A: Avot – Five Chapters Or Six?
Question: Why do some people have the custom to study Mishnayot for the departed? Also, does Pirkei Avot have five chapters or six? In my Mishnayot, it has five, but in my siddur it has six.
Harold Klein
Grateful Thinking
The remedy for external dangers is to reject the foreign cultures. Is the antidote to arrogance to discourage material wealth?
My Trip Back Home
If a person only has one Jewish neighbor, he will appreciate him, but if all the neighbors are Jewish, he might not even know the name of the person living next door.
The Big Things Don’t Always Take Care of Themselves
Sins woven into the fabric of a society have a weight individuals’ sins do not. Communities must set standards, make sure people do not forget the nature of right and wrong, however far from it they may stray.
Hearing to See
I wish all of us, parents and teachers, would listen to everything our children ask and say. I dream of our hearing them so well that we can begin to visualize and relate to them as who they can be when they fulfill all their potential.
LeKavod Shabbos Kodesh Nachamu
Why should we rejoice on Shabbos like those who received the Torah?
Greatness Lies In All Us
Not only is a person capable of saying Shema while being tortured and killed; he must do so.
Funny, You Don’t Look Jewish
It seemed they didn’t feel like they needed to talk much to me, so I wasn’t put on the spot, and I felt I fulfilled my duty properly.
Daf Yomi
The Sons Stirred Within Her
‘The Fetus Is a Limb of Its Mother’
(Temurah 30b)
Can Pro Bono Work Count As Maaser?
Accordingly, the obligation to give maaser kesafim may be fulfilled not only through money, but also through goods and services.
Our National Weapon (Part Four)
The gematria of shira, another form of prayer, is also 515, conveying the idea that when singing to Hashem we can repeatedly have the same specific thing in mind.