Judaism

The Rebbe stressed the advantage of making a tumult surrounding the siyumim, as this attracts additional people to join the study.

Since the soul of one who converts is transformed into a Jewish soul upon conversion, it follows, therefore, that a convert is perfectly entitled to recite this blessing just like everyone else.

Because I have been teaching and lecturing for decades, a lot of people have seen and heard me, making me a likely subject for bageling. Often the gesture is less discreet and takes the form of frontal gawking and waving.

Rabbi Greenblatt remembers that the rav stood in tallit and tefillin, looked him in the eyes, and gave him a blessing that he should become a talmid chacham and merit to live a long life. The second blessing materialized, he smiled, I hope the first did, too.

Statistics seemingly is the human species’ greatest defense mechanism. It allows us to live “normal” lives of stability and security.

Yirmiyahu knows that Hashem is all-powerful and that He is not limited by geopolitical and military realities. If Hashem wishes to reverse the process of conquest and cancel the exile, it is within His power to do so.

It is the first of all problems for a man to find out what kind of work he is to do in this universe. -Thomas Carlyle

The Doresh Tzion explains that Eretz Yisrael is acquired by the Jewish nation only in the merit of the Torah that was given at Har Sinai. If they abandon the ways of the Torah, then their entitlement to Eretz Yisrael is withdrawn as well.

You have two people who spent their Sunday night from 8 to 9 p.m. One administered the Heimlich maneuver and saved a person from choking and another person attended the Daf Yomi. In the scales of merit, it is the latter person who comes out on top.

What makes Judaism distinctive is its commitment to both freedom and equality, while at the same time recognizing the tension between them.

The litmus test is quite simple: What is our reaction when we hear someone insult or belittle us?

Lag B’Omer is a remarkable enigma which presents a remarkable opportunity

The Gemara explicitly states that the Luchos were cubic or rectangular. If so, why does almost every shul depict the Luchos with two rounded tops, as an almost heart-shaped figure?

How does the literal meaning of “slipping away” relate back to laws of the sabbatical year?

The late Israeli writer Shai Agnon (Elu ve'Elu) wrote: "One who has not seen the festivities of Lag B’Omer at the grave of R. Shimon bar Yochai in Meron has never seen true joy.

As the rain dripped upon the bag atop my head, and my toes began to wrinkle inside my drenched socks, I could only marvel at the appreciation Rabbi Miller had for every aspect of creation.

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What Tony Robbins is teaching in the 21st century, Judaism has taught since its inception thousands of years ago.

Halacha demands that we live a disciplined life. We must develop our self-control. Kosher apps are fine but the devious, non-kosher mind will find a way around them too.

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When Jewish genealogical records became available online, his wife found the gravestones of his paternal great-grandfather and of the great-grandfather’s brother. Both tombstones clearly said “ha-Levi” on them!

No Fault Lines “…His Father And Mother Were In Prison…’ (Yevamos 71b)

Question: Why do some people eat matzah on Pesach Sheni? Harry Koenig

Question: Why do some people eat matzah on Pesach Sheni? Harry Koenig

I didn't mean for it to be taken, said Mr. Fisher. I was just getting it out of the way. Still, you should have moved it aside to a safe place, replied his wife, not on the curb on pick-up day.

Question: What if one counted the omer but forgot to utter the blessing – has the obligation been fulfilled? Why do we recite a blessing for this counting, when we find that for the zayin nekiyim – the seven clean days – there is no such blessing? Is the counting not similar? M. Goldman Miami Beach, FL

If we had Har Sinai today, the contemporary form of the mitzvah of Shemittah would not apply to farmers, but to computer engineers, doctors, graphics artists, lawyers, stockbrokers and businessmen.

But there’s one thing that we have to do ourselves, that no one can do for us. Namely, we have to want Moshiach to come.

Whether this particular Mishnah is making this point or not, we know that Hashem sees not only the present, but also everything in the future.

Man is a synthesis of his nefesh habahamis (the animal soul), which has physical needs, and his G-dly soul (nefesh haElokis). Man’s mission is to elevate his nefesh habahamis to function in the realm of his nefesh haElokis.