Peace At Home And Among Our People (Part Three)
The eternal wisdom of Rebbetzin Jungreis (a”h)< This week the conclusion on making peace and fostering it in our families, our communities, and our people.
The Conductor
As we grow up and become more independent, we tend to think that we are in charge and that everything is in our hands.
Beha’alotcha: Accepting Our Children
Rabbi Fohrman delves deeper into the Priestly Blessing and its relevant lessons,
The Heavenly Complaint Department – Parshat B’ha’alotcha
God wants us to complain about the spiritual things being denied to us, not about additional creature comforts.
the Dark Clouds
Moses acted properly in his role of prophet but he failed in his role as a husband; he did not see Tziporah's suffering, her black cloud.
Moshe Rabbeinu’s Other Wife: A Case of Midrash and Masoret
Did Moshe go to Ethiopia as an accepted Egyptian prince, or as part of his escape after killing the Egyptian? Was his marriage a genuine and consummated relationship, or a purely political alliance?
Tefillah: A Meeting With Hashem: Up The Mountain
But how, indeed, do we push all our worries and plans out of our minds while we daven?
Being A Nazir Isn’t For Everyone
We must never forget that each person has his specific purpose...
Revelation And Shavuot
There can be no experience so unequivocal and obvious as to conclusively prove the existence of God or the divine origin of His Torah.
Q & A: Standing During Chazarat Hashatz (Part III)
Question: Is one obligated to stand while the shliach tzibbur repeats the Shemoneh Esreh? I have observed that some people stand during the whole repetition of the Amida while others sit most of the time.
Menachem
Daf Yomi
A Dramatic Change
‘Where His Son Traveled Overseas….’
(Bava Basra 132a)
Chesed Shel Emes
Paula and her husband did far more than that – they went to visit her and managed to persuade her to allow them to apply for her to live in a Jewish home.
The Reunion
As crazy as it sounds, we never met face-to-face until we discovered that on the same Shabbos, she would be visiting her daughter in Monsey while I would be attending my grandson’s bar mitzvah.
‘He Who Cannot Swear Must Pay’ Does Not Apply To The Debtor’s Heirs...
The court is concerned the plaintiff might be exploiting the heir’s ignorance of his father’s business affairs and is trying to get paid a second time.
The Ultimate System Of Self-Perfection
The Even Ezra is teaching us a fundamental concept in growth: that we can shape our very reality.
PARSHAS NASO: The Triple Pattern
One of the highlights of Parshas Naso is the Priestly Blessing. The text of this blessing, which the Kohanim bestow upon the Jewish people,...
Longing To Be A Saint
Maimonides holds there is not one model of the virtuous life, but two. He calls them, respectively, the way of the saint and the sage. It is this deep insight that led Maimonides to his seemingly contradictory evaluations of the nazirite
Peace At Home And Among Our People (Part Two)
The eternal wisdom of Rebbetzin Jungreis (a”h) this week on making peace and fostering it in our families, our communities, and our people
Living Between the Lines – Parshat Naso
There are three very unique personalities we meet in this week's Parsha.
Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Naso: The Place of the Displaced, the Replaced and the Misplaced
Three laws seemingly unconnected and out of place: theft from a convert; sotah; and nazir. Why are they here, in Parshat naso?
“Yet More From My Students!”
I look toward Shavuot as an opportunity to not only absorb the Torah's wisdom, but as a chance to apply its wisdom so well that God the Teacher will look at us say, "Yet more have I received from My students"
Naso: What Does The Torah Teach About Parenting?
The Torah may be suggesting something different than we have ever expected: the way we ask God to treat us may also be the way we ourselves should treat our children.
The Power Of Torah
While there is a yeshiva in existence, the world will be full with knowledge of Torah. The moment the yeshiva ceases to exist, the Torah will be forgotten from the entire world.
The Uniqueness Of Our People
Jews today are quick to judge others and to label them as frum or not frum, acceptable or unacceptable, kosher or treif. We merely observe their outer layer without understanding who they really are.
Shavuot: The Scandalous Backstory of Ruth and Boaz
Learn the Book of Ruth like you never have before and discover why it's read on Shavuot.
Shavou’ot (Pentecost): Guide for the Perplexed, 2017
Chag Sameach-Happy Shavuout!
Peace At Home And Among Our People
Why can’t wem the Jewish people, following the teachings of our Torah and be forgiving and tolerant toward one other?
The Rubashkin Saga
Rubashkin’s idea was sound. A kosher slaughterhouse located in Pottsville, Iowa provided many benefits for consumers of kosher meat and the local economy.