Conversing with the Lord

Interview with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (z”l) May his memory be a continued light for the world

The Origin Of The Shevuat Heiset (Siman 75:17)

It is upon the plaintiff to bring the required evidence to prove his case.

Parshat Va-Yeshev: A Reason to Care About Looks

If we look like an ancestor, smile like them, wrinkle our eyebrows in the way they did, we already carry on more of them than others

Home Sweet Home

It was only when he finally touched down on the much-missed holy soil of Eretz Yisrael that everything began to rapidly spiral out of control.

Daf Yomi

For Appearances Sake ‘Moving Forward at the Word of G-d’ (Shabbos 31a)

Shaliach Mitzvah Money

Mr. Berger called home to see if he left his wallet there by mistake. "I'll check right away," said his wife. She called back two minutes later that the wallet was on his desk.

Overcoming Obstacles B’Simcha!

Family members, Baruch Hashem, came through lending the hosts two portable generators, which at the very least, could keep the seudot meals safe.

Tenfold

It was Erev Pesach, three hours before Yom Tov. I was at the checkout counter at the local supermarket. The gentleman in front of me was trying to pay his $48 bill. I noticed that he gave the clerk a credit card that was declined. He offered a second credit card, with the same result. The saleswoman then asked the young man how he planned to pay, to which he sheepishly replied, "May I write a check?"

The Shlichus Of Every Jew: To Prepare The World For The Geulah

Why was Yaakov holding on to Eisav’s heel? The heel is the lowest part of the body! And why is this fact highlighted for all generations in Yaakov’s name?

Hashem Has Other Plans

Their assumption was predicated on the theory that Hashem operates based on middas hadin.

Positivity In Every Type Of Education

There is always a chochom deep inside our child, our student or our friend, but sometimes we have to extract it from its concealment into reality.

Daf Yomi

Rebirth Of Sorts ‘Immersing Contaminated, Emerging Pure’ (Niddah 42a)

Who Pays For The Ambulance?

If a person incurred expenses on his own initiative to save someone's life, he can ask to be compensated

Labels

My special needs child was in the car and it was a very cold and rainy morning. These two officers didn’t leave my side for more than 2 hours.

What If It’s Shabbos There But Not Here?

Asking a factory to stay open on Shabbos local time while one is in a different (earlier) time zone is like asking a non-Jew to work on one’s behalf on Shabbos, which is not allowed.

Daf Yomi

Painting Tefillin Straps Black ‘He May Go Over The Letters With A Pen’ (Gittin 20a)

The Book of Speech; Redeeming Relevance on Parshat Devarim

An obstacle to understanding Devarim is thinking of it as a book. Devarim literally means “[spoken] words” and should therefore be primarily considered in its 'orality'

The Sale vs. The Mitzvah

If you can withdraw other money from an ATM, even if it will take time to go there, you are required to give the loan, like other mitzvos of chesed that are required even if they take some time (see C.M. 265:1; 272:6; Ahavas Chesed 1:12).

Shemittah: Can We Truly Own Property?

Discussing the paradox of 'ownership"

Why Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai?

Most of us don’t understand the Torah of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at all, but we understand that there is something there, that there is a greater unseen depth to life.

Q & A: Making Up For What We Missed (Part XVIII)

Question: The Covid-19 pandemic has put an end to almost all public gatherings; hence, much of Jewish congregational ritual has come to a halt. Is there a way to make up for everything we missed? M. Goldman

Redeeming Relevance: Did Moshe Decide to Break the Tablets?

Paradoxically, with Moshe’s desperate act, something positive happened. When the people realized what Moshe was responding to, it shook them to their foundations.

Shabbos Mevorchim Teves

According to the Sefer Yetzirah, each month is associated with a letter of the aleph-beis. Teves was formed by means of the letter ayin, which has a numerical value of seventy – a number that figures prominently in Judaism.

Yom Kippur: Dress Rehearsal Of Sorts

The precision required and the time constraints imposed make the High Priest’s task almost humanly impossible.

Can A Person Who Isn’t Fasting Get Maftir Yonah?

If Mr. Amitai isn't called up, he doesn't have to honor his pledge - unless he decides to award the aliyah to someone else.

A Young Boy – And A Talmid Chacham

He tried to size me up based on that one moment. He didn’t take into account all the effort I had been putting in.

Daf Yomi

Priorities ‘According To Their Wisdom And Their Age’ (Bava Basra 120a)

Between Truth And Peace

Moses’s motto was: Let the law pierce the mountain. Aaron, however, loved peace and pursued peace and made peace between man and man.

The Daily Chase

Without a regular lesson, without a study partner (because of the schedule in the unit that changes constantly), Noam looked for a slot of free time every day.

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