Judaism

The Promise Of Health

In Print Eliezer Meir Saidel

According to both schools of thought, the Ramban and the Rambam, illness and disease are the result of an imbalance caused by eating and drinking the incorrect food and drink, which upsets the biochemical balance in the body and lowers the immune system.

Revitalizing our Prayers (Part Twenty-Five)

In Print Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss

Of the righteous it says, V’atem hadevekim ba’Hashem Elokeichem chaim kul’chem hayom – You who are attached to Hashem your G-d (by living correctly) are all alive today. Thus, v’chol hachaim yoducha selah means all those who are truly alive will thank You.

Burial In The Land Of Israel

In Print Rabbi Shimshon HaKohen Nadel

While the Talmud Bavli praises burial in Israel, the Talmud Yerushalmi is critical of bringing the dead from outside the Land for burial in Israel.

Choosing Shabbat Clothes: Black Or White Or Other?

In Print Rabbi Ari Enkin

Ultimately, there is no color requirement for Shabbat clothes, and they may be of any color. The only requirement is that one have specially designated clothing exclusively for Shabbat that are as nice and dignified as one can afford.

Emerging From The Waters Reborn

In Print Rabbi Shmuel Reichman

A central question in the story of the mabul is why Hashem specifically chose to destroy the world through a flood. Hashem could have chosen any form of destruction, and yet, He chose water. Why?

Beyond Home

In Print Rabbi Dani Staum

Every morning and throughout the day my phone would buzz nonstop with holy Jews on these groups looking to contribute in any way they could.

Is It Proper To Seek Out Kulos (Leniencies) In Areas Of Halacha?

In Print Jewish Press Staff

According to most, the leniencies that Chazal encourage relate to things that would otherwise be rabbinically prohibited. That is, we seek leniencies in these areas to overcome a deRabbanan, but not a deOraisa.

Righteous Women

In Print Michal Popper

I then stood at my grandmother’s grave, suddenly the tears started rolling from my eyes, my heart opened up, and it was as if my grandmother was standing right there with me, talking to me and giving me strength. As I spoke the tears kept rolling down my cheeks. I felt like I could hear my grandma as if she was standing there with me.

Parshas Mishpatim

In Print Rabbi Yaakov Klass

It’s Never To Late

In Print Adina Perez

I was in despair. I couldn't believe it, here was the exact job that I was looking for being presented to me under the condition of giving up my new principle. Could I just for the sake of money give in to my highest decisions.

When A False Witnesses Confesses

In Print Rabbi Meir Orlian

The Gemara (Makkot 3a) teaches that once a witness testified, he is not believed to retract and say that he testified falsely as an eid zomem (conspiring witness), replied Rabbi Dayan. His testimony remains valid (C.M. 38:1).

Daf Yomi

In Print Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Possession Is 100 Percent Of The Law ‘Stolen Chametz Became Forbidden Due to the Intervening Passover’ (Bava Kamma 96b)

Yitro’s Bracha

Parsha Rav Yitzchak Korn

Points to ponder include appreciation of current events, recognition and Hakarat Hatov, sensitivity to others, and creative problem solving.

Outstanding Evaluations For Outstanding Children

In Print Sivan Rahav-Meir

One example of the special evaluations that school children in Israel have received in recent days is a Certificate of Heroism.

Q & A: Which Is Preferred For Kiddush Levana: B’rov Am Or Zerizin?

In Print Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: When approaching the mitzvah of Kiddush Levana, should priority be granted to performing the mitzvah at the earliest time – Zerizin u’makdimin l’mitzvot – or to such time as the most people would be available to join in together – B’rov Am hadrat Melech? Michael Katz Via Email

What Is “In Our Hands”: When We Determine The Results

In Print Rabbi Reuven Taragin

Our free choice includes not just matters of personal growth but also all decisions about how to live our lives.

Yitro: Israel’s Universal Mission

The Hebrew Identity Rav Yehuda Hakohen

Why were the Hebrews so surprised by the sudden realization that they would receive the Torah as a set of laws & a mission for the rest of humanity?

Parshas Yisro: From Public School to Bais Yaakov

Parsha Aryeh Fingerer

In this week’s Parsha Yisro says baruch Hashem asher hitzil eschem miyad Mitzrayim, blessed is Hashem who saved the Jewish people from the hands...

Is It Morally Proper To Abuse A Robot?

In Print Rabbi Simcha Feuerman

I would say that animals are perceptive enough to pick up on their master’s sense of distress and may well realize that some doom awaits them.

Tzion Redeemed In Justice

In Print Avraham Levitt

When we show kindness to one another and demonstrate that we can be identified with the principle of attending to the genuine needs of another, we also make ourselves worthy of Hashem’s attention to us.

The Good Midianite

Redeeming Relevance / Rabbi Francis Nataf Rabbi Francis Nataf

Throughout history, the Jews have not had many friends Faced with a hostile world, when they came across a truly righteous gentile, it was a...

Were There Three Matan Torahs?

In Print Eliezer Meir Saidel

Matan Torah on Har Sinai was the second time the Torah was given. It was the first time for Am Yisrael, but preceding this, Hashem gave the Torah to Adam HaRishon in Gan Eden – the Tree of Life, Eitz HaChayim.

Torah Shorts: Parshat Yitro: Strength of Trust, Strength of Mind

Parsha Rabbi Ben-Tzion Spitz

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust? -George Eliot

One Heart, One Nation

Parsha Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser

By bringing us to Har Sinai, and imbuing us with that unique gift of being able to fulfill the mitzvos as a united entity, He empowered us with the ability to achieve the mystical perfection of tikun habriyah – rectification of creation.

Revitalizing Our Prayers (Part Twenty-Four)

Parsha Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss

Miracles are those events that are outside the realm of tevah, that which is natural. Nifla’os, on the other hand, are the wonders of natural phenomena such as the intricacies of our equilibrium controlled by the inner ear, the marvels of the human brain, our wondrous heart, and so much more.