Don’t Say Sinas Chinam
Today’s political left and right share certain policies, but they inhabit a milieu of pain and conflict which forms a very substantive basis for feelings of hatred.
Was Moshe a Success or a Failure?
How might Moshe looked back upon his life? Ironically, the man unsurpassed in so many ways may actually have seen himself as a failure. Yet that is certainly the impression one gets from reading through most of this book.
Is It Proper To Send Your Kids To Sleepaway Camp If They Receive Tuition...
One who accepts tzedakah should not spend money on things that are considered unnecessary luxuries. However, if the things one spends money on are considered normal expenditures in the society one lives in, then it is ok.
Between The Line Of The Torah
It is fascinating to consider that, though He looks at us always, He does not seem too often to intervene, He does not punish or reward us in obvious ways.
THE SHUL WITH THE WORST DECORUM IN THE WORLD
What else can we say but , B"H!
Rainy Day Tickets
A transaction made initially in error is void, replied Rabbi Dayan. However, this does not apply here, since when Mr. Joseph gave the tickets, the concert was still planned as scheduled.
Daf Yomi
Viewing Competency
“A Deaf Person Able to Speak”
(Gittin 71a)
Coming Up From The Depths
I look up from time to time, my eyes focused in the same direction. Six kilometers distant is the Kotel, where people are praying, putting a note between the stones.
Fixing The Big Picture: How To Achieve Ahavat Yisrael
Though the Torah commands many mitzvot that guide our relationship with Hashem, the mitzvot that govern interpersonal relationships are the most important. Disregarding them causes churban and subsequent mourning.
Q & A: Kaddish Recited Properly (Part VI)
Question: In the many shuls that I've attended, I observe that there are people who recite the Kaddish silently. Is this correct? I’ve also seen Kaddish recited by some at a cemetery without a minyan. Is there any reason to sanction this?
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Unity for Mincha
An individual may bring a Mincha offering, but it may not be offered in partnership, yet it's a communal offering.
Parshat D’varim – When Rabbis Err
Our sages warn us of the possibility that great Torah scholars can lead Israel away from serving HaShem.
Be Good
Here is some practical advice regarding our current period of mourning as we approach Tisha B'Av.
The Nine Days: How We Can Shine Light Into The Darkness
The Rebbe spoke of the need to shine a beacon of light into these days of darkness through participation in a siyum during each one of the nine days.
Weaponizing Government Agencies Against Israel
In a 2010 Tablet Magazine piece, Lee Smith described how the U.S. counter-intelligence community took up the failed, decades-long effort by media and academics to undermine solid American support for Israel by criminalizing legitimate, pro-Israel advocacy in Washington...
Building Blocks For Successful Torah Study
Following his approach that each element of this mishna relates to advice for Torah study, Rabbi Lipschitz explains that knowing before whom you toil will also help with effective learning.
To 120: Growing Old, Staying Young
Age brings the reflection and detachment that allows us to stand back and not be swept along by the mood of the moment or passing fashion or the madness of the crowd.
Revitalizing Our Prayers – Part Seventeen
Perhaps we still call our silent devotion Shemoneh Esrei, or Eighteen, even though in reality it is now nineteen, out of respect for the Anshei K’nesses HaGedolah, or because eighteen is the gematria of chai, life, emphasizing that we are actually praying for our lives and our livelihoods.
Becoming A Chariot
In general, in Jewish literature, association with animals is seen in a pejorative light. While certainly not anti-animal, classical Judaism sees humanity unequivocally as superior to the animals, following the account of Creation in the Torah.
The True Value Of The Journey
There are two different types, or aspects, of perfection. The first is static perfection (sheleimus), where something is, has been, and always will be absolutely perfect. Such a being does not struggle, has no conflicting wills, and never fails.
Letting Go
Why, if we have so many masterful presentations which resonate so deeply and create such a deep impression, do we seem to struggle so much with the very issues these videos are targeting?
Don’t Trample On Me
In this essay, we explore the verb romes and its etymology, with an attempt at discovering if and how romes differs from its apparent synonyms, dorech and boss.
How Best Should One Spend The Afternoon Of Tisha B’Av?
Would one consider asking the question regarding Yom Kippur? While the two are not analogous, the shared uniqueness in the twenty-five hours of fasting reflects the awesomeness attributed to each.
Friends To The End
Geula was not the same as it is now. There were so many shopkeepers that lived there. Some were religious, some not. But it was a community. We all were one. And Ruti and I would go everywhere together.
Self-Compassion
When someone considers himself as a wicked person, there is a strong likelihood that will lead to him sinning even more.
Must All Wages Be Paid Promptly?
Shlomo looked at his watch. It was already late afternoon; he wouldn't have time to go to the garage and get back to shul for Mincha. On the other hand, he knew that there was a mitzvah to pay wages promptly, on that day, and a prohibition – bal talin – to delay payment.
Daf Yomi
Completing An Assignment
‘A Get May Be Written And Given Even One Hundred Times’
(Gittin 63b)
We Are All Important
The very fact that the Haggadah that we recite on Pesach speaks to four distinctive personalities is proof that our Sages realized that people are different and they articulate their belief in G-d in many ways.
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