The Other Side Of The Mechitzah

Posted on: March 20th, 2014

I attended the recent Shabboton for frum divorced people and listened to your talk. You gave me hope to go on. I was very despondent when I came and went home considerably more upbeat. It was all due to your focus on “being a blessing.”

Parshas Shemini

Posted on: March 19th, 2014

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Purim: To Fight Or Not To Fight

Posted on: March 14th, 2014

When battling Amalek, G-d hides His face and expects man to wage war for his own relevance.

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Purim: Powerball vs. Pisces

Posted on: March 14th, 2014

What is the relationship between Purim and Pisces? In what way is Purim related to fish?

The Battle For Faith

Posted on: March 14th, 2014

The battle on Purim was our war with Amalek; we know that Haman was a descendent of Amalek and we are commanded to annihilate that entire nation.

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Purim Guide for the Perplexed, 2014

Posted on: March 14th, 2014

What's this Purim all about?

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No Wage

Posted on: March 13th, 2014

When Mr. Fine received the translation he was disappointed. The translation was passing, but lacked the power and command of language in other translations he’d seen.

‘Berov Am’ Vs. ‘Zerizim’ (Part II)

Posted on: March 13th, 2014

Question: When performing a mitzvah, what is more important: doing it right away – “zerizim” – or doing it with a large crowd – “berov am”?

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Daf Yomi

Posted on: March 13th, 2014

Lulav, Sukkah, Shofar ‘Beautification is Not an Obstruction’ (Sukkah 37a)

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Parshas Tzav

Posted on: March 13th, 2014

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Q & A: The Leap Year At Adar (Part III)

Posted on: March 13th, 2014

Tosafot (Sanhedrin 12a) offers a scriptural reason: to ensure that Adar will remain the twelfth month, as it is referred to in Megillat Esther (3:7).

The Broken Stem (Part II)

Posted on: March 13th, 2014

The lulav symbolizes the backbone, the etrog, the heart, the hadas the eyes, and the arava the lips moving in the service of God.

Sacrifices Celebrate Our Love Of God

Posted on: March 13th, 2014

The presence of a sacrifice in these covenantal experiences can be looked upon as a celebration of this glorious moment of meeting between God and his people.

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The Man In The White Coat

Posted on: March 13th, 2014

Chazal tell us that Moshe functioned in many different capacities. For example, at various times he was considered a king and the equivalent of the Sanhedrin. He was also a kohen gadol, as evidenced by his role during this seven day period.

Purim And The Joy Of Life

Posted on: March 13th, 2014

Born in 1933, Sheldon Adelson was the son of Ukrainian immigrants. His father drove a taxi and his mother ran a knitting shop. He grew up in one of the poorest sections of Boston. But even as a young boy he showed great ambition, first selling newspapers on the street corner, and then running his first business at the age of twelve. He went on to build over fifty businesses, eventually owning the Venetian Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. He became a very wealthy man.

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Right On Time

Posted on: March 13th, 2014

So this is what she got herself into: serving chicken soup and getting bits of rent on random days. She couldn’t say it wasn’t worth it, as she was earning both a chesed and a little bit of cash.

Bringing Korbanos Today

Posted on: March 13th, 2014

If a korban chatas cannot be brought as a nedavah, how can one read the parshah of the korban chatas if he is not certain that he is obligated to bring one?

Rabbi Moshe Almosnino And Megilat Esther

Posted on: March 13th, 2014

Rabbi Almosnino’s reading of the Biblical text might be compared with the way a prominent lawyer would read the most important contract of his career.

Reaching Out To The Brokenhearted

Posted on: March 13th, 2014

One can sigh with relief when the divorce is finalized but the heart is full and it aches with pain. Yes, there were conflicts. Yes, there was a cold war that made for a frigid atmosphere in the home. But loneliness is a very difficult thing to bear.

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Korban Oleh VeYored

Posted on: March 7th, 2014

Sometimes, like the tamei individual who must stay away from the Mikdash, we have our limits and disabilities, and we must remember not to attempt those goals which are beyond our reach.