Judaism

Perhaps the reason this conflict erupted was for the purpose of reminding us that the Kosel is a holy sanctified place, which must be treated as such.

Either way, the defendant does not have to take an oath to rebut the claim of an uncertain plaintiff.

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The generation of Jews who left Egypt and received the Torah on Mount Sinai, dreamed of entering the promised land and settling in it.

Wisdom from Rebbetzin Jungreis, a”h, on of all things, summer camp visiting day, which is soon approaching

Why did G-d use Bilaam to bless the Jews, if by doing so He enabled Bilaam to learn how best to attack us?

The Wall is not a synagogue. It never was a synagogue and should never become one. It is a place where we Jews can meet, pray and share what we have in common instead of focusing on what divides us; where we can smile at each other even when we vehemently disagree.

Those rabbis attacking Rabbi Dweck may be great Talmudic scholars, but instead of using their exceptional knowledge to make Orthodox Judaism more and more vibrant, they drown in it and become stuck in the quicksand of intransigence, which they themselves have created.

Lot and Avraham were related in their inner core, if not in what was open and visible to all.

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Question: When reciting a berachah in English, does a person fulfill his obligation if he says “Hashem” instead of “L-rd” or “G-d”? Yosef

My glasses! exclaimed Moshe. I hung them on the seat in front and you cracked them.

Rash And Impulsive ‘A Place Inhabited By Many Kohanim …’ (Bava Basra 160b)

Our rabbis, keenly aware of the often ephemeral nature of our resolutions, make us jump through some procedural hoops in order to ensure that we mean what we sell or give away.

Rashi tells us that because of this mistake, the Jewish people lost out on a great lesson.

Before the Torah obliges a defendant to take the Modeh Bemiktzat oath of partial admission, the defendant must admit at least one perutah of the claim and deny two maot.

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There is an obvious question about this story. Why would Sichon and Og wage war with Klal Yisrael?

As we raced from store to store I was invigorated but Jo tagged listlessly along. I pretended not to notice and chatted gaily all the while.

In the Torah, law and narrative are intertwined for the very profound reason that G-d’s law is not arbitrary. It speaks to the human condition, arising out of human history.

Our portion is about lives in which we experience moments of greatness and moments of insignificance; accomplishments and failures; Torah is not only for the 'perfect' person; It guides and nurtures the rest of us as well.

To say that this respect for all people is vitally lacking amongst many of our Jewish brothers and sisters is an understatement.

Aside from the inconsiderate people there are the people who stare at those who look different, or even strange, depending on the disability.

The water supply in the wilderness had been dependent on Miriam’s presence. Hence, as soon as she dies, the Jews had no water. In turn, that lack brought about Moshe's disastrous interaction at the boulder.

With the opening of Agri in 1987, Postville was beset with what the locals dubbed, “The Jewish Invasion.” The arrival of the Jews caused a local polarization.

Even the greatest of people must be wary of the dangers of their own passions and pursuits.

Wisdom from Rebbetzin Jungreis on Shalom Bayis and healing the rifts in the greater Jewish people.

The entire group began laughing at Moshe, and with this Korach launched his revolt.

A father may not transfer the bechor’s right to a double portion to a younger son.

Hashem told Moshe that the miracle of the staffs would remove the complaint that Bnei Yisrael still had.