Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Vayeira: No Questions Asked
Isn't it surprising that Avraham who prayed for Sodom's salvation did not protest God commanding him to kill his own son? For the Netziv, this was actually exactly what God wanted from Avraham. Why?
The Curse of Religious Boredom
In biblical days, the prophets were astir while the world was sleeping. Today, the world is astir while the synagogues are sleeping. Blessed are the young people who are waking up.
Q & A: Replacing A Monument (Part III)
Question: Is there anything in Jewish law that prohibits replacing an old, existing matzeivah (tombstone) with a new, better one? I would greatly appreciate your response to this question.
A Reader
Tucson, AZ
Daf Yomi
The Case Of The Conflicting Commitments!
‘A Breach Of Faith’
(Bava Metzia 49a)
Abraham the Individualist
Abraham is a model of the Individual, of the non-conformist, of the person who will take a stand for what is right though it is unpopular. Indeed, Abraham carved his own path.
On Being A Jewish Parent
The most influential man who ever lived, does not appear on any list I have seen of the hundred most influential men in history. He ruled no empire, commanded no army, His name, of course, is Abraham
‘Can I Trust Him?’ (Part II)
If the young man you’re dating is sincere, he has to demonstrate his commitment now, beginning with regular and intensive Torah study. My experience is that people who put things off rarely deliver.
The Scorpion & The Setting Of The Son
Why did Yaakov act strangely by crisscrossing his hands when he could have simply switched Ephraim and Menashe’s positions?
The Five-Star Hotel Called Life
Is there any way to measure the value of life? Is it worth a million dollars? Ten million? A hundred billion? Is it even possible to put a value on our existence?
Taillight Ticket
Thus, if the ticket was issued to the owner, the driver has no obligation to reimburse him.
Passing The Torch
I explained to him that Hashem does not give a person something to deal with that they cannot handle.
Winning Ticket #675349
I teach our students that nothing happens by chance and certainly that includes a raffle drawing. Hashem is running the world and everything that happens in it.
Lesser Of Two Evils
Why do we allow a Jew to shecht on Shabbos when there are other ways of providing the ill person with meat?
Aleph Beta: Lech Lecha: Was Abraham The First Wandering Jew?
God just promised Abraham the land. Why is it that, though God keeps reassuring that this land is his, he refuses to settle down?
The Phantom & The Man
We meet two different Abrahams in the Torah text and the Midrash. The spiritual giant, hero, and Tzaddik of the Midrash is almost a phantom in the written text. Which is real?
Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Lech Lecha: Avoiding Too Much Virtue
While we read of tests of Avraham, it is clear that Sarah endured tests of her own. According to Ramban, she failed her test in her treatment of Hagar
Tefillah: A Meeting with Hashem – A Personal Request
B’chol dirachecha da’eihu, vehu yiyasher orchosecha – In all your ways know Him and He will smooth your paths
Hashem Hates Thievery
Rashi is troubled that thievery is being treated as the pivotal point of the world’s existence. There are many sins that are worse.
‘Can I Trust Him?’
An engrossing tale of a complex shidduch issue-A wonderful shidduch except for one thing: The wonderful young man is not that observant. What should she do?
Daf Yomi
Ensnarement and Atonement
‘The Only Proper Guarding Of Coins Is In The Ground’
(Bava Metzia 42a)
Q & A: Replacing A Monument (Part II)
Question: Is there anything in Jewish law that prohibits replacing an old, existing matzeivah (tombstone) with a new, better one? I would greatly appreciate your response to this question.
A Reader
Tucson, AZ
Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Noach: Of Facts and Narratives: Postmodernism and the Ohr HaChaim
The Torah itself presents parallel narratives of the same stories, thereby showing that the same events can truthfully be constructed in more than one way.
Who Stole?
The two were the same height and dressed similarly, so Shlomie could not discern who had taken the money.
A Stolen Teivah?
As long as an individual is still alive and his possessions are still intact, they belong to him – and one may not steal them.
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