Judaism

It is best, and more rewarding, when others tell us the accomplishments of our offspring, which we accept humbly and graciously.

When a person goes astray and doesn’t behave in the proper way, it takes tremendous willpower for that person to repent and come back to Hashem and to the right way G-d chose for us to live.

Teshuva as well is a method of reengineering our will, rewiring our “wants”. It’s about the decision to be better, to be great, to become our best and truest self.

We were there for each other. If help was needed, there was a shoulder to lean on, both for small, transient upsets such as a difference of opinion with our mothers, and for persistent worries, too.

What A Miracle “Why Bring the Infants to Hakhel” (Chagiga 3a)

Many years ago, I took my children to the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. A guide took us around and was patiently describing...

Avoid popularity if you would have peace. -Abraham Lincoln

There is another principle, whose practical application sometimes leads to what might seem like an exception. The principle is that the descendants of a person most often stand in his place to inherit, when that person predeceases his inheritors.

Esther was concerned that history should know the true story – that she was propelled by Divine forces to be the instrument to save Klal Yisroel.

Practically, I would like to suggest a positive custom regarding one’s conduct on the day of their birthday – and for those who wish, this can be in merit of the Rebbetzin.

Question: Was Saul actually our first king or was it Moses, as some claim? And if Moses was our first king, why was Samuel later critical of Israel for requesting a king? Menachem Via email

Words of holiness can bring repair and healing to the entire world; words of unholiness can bring ruin and destruction.

Initially, we have the task of simply lighting a fire. To educate, to explain, to pay close attention and to inspire.

After the last perakim of Sanhedrin speak about sinners executed by Beit Din for their sins, this mishnah emphasizes that though these people are killed because of their grievous sins, they still have a portion in Olam Haba.

When the navi Yechezel is given a vision of the third Beit HaMikdash, he is commanded to teach its measurements and dimensions to the people of Israel. The people to whom he delivers this prophecy have yet to build the second Beit HaMikdash, so it's a bit incongruous to be speaking of a third.

This week’s Torah portion marks the first time we encounter the idea of a hereditary elite within the Jewish people

By submerging individual identity into the collective Hebrew nation, the kohanim work to cleanse the children of Israel from all transgressions and to inspire the people with a powerful show of kedusha.

When you hear someone else speaking, you must collect all the pieces of sound together and reconstruct them into a connected picture in your mind so that you can grasp their meaning.

R’ Simcha Bunim noted, If you want to go collecting you need a coat with two pockets. One for the honor that some will give you, and the other is for the ridicule that will come your way.

The very fact that our families sit together for two meals each week, without any electronic distractions, discussing and sharing Torah thoughts and ideas, and hopefully singing and laughing together, makes it an invaluable gift.

Explaining argaman as red does not preclude explaining argaman as orange, for orange is a shade of red mixed with yellow.

While the custom of not seeing each has become normative and should be observed, a number of authorities have counseled waiving the custom when observing it will be overly inconvenient.

Some people buy luxury cars/homes/jewelry because they see these things as signs of “success.” They wish to impress others with their wealth. It’s a classic stereotype of the “newly rich” that they want to flaunt their riches.

I believe that a woman has the power to see beyond what makes sense to the human brain.

If I were to ask you, "What is the wealthiest place in the universe?", what would you answer?

Within minutes, David the handyman was dressed and outside, walking with Yedidya toward their shack. When they arrived, the house was dark. It seems there had been an electrical short, too.

A Blast At A Funeral? “R. Hamnuna Came To Daramutha…” (Moed Kattan 27b)

We are all brothers – children of Hashem. Separating from one another is an affront to the unity of Hashem’s oneness.

Growth occurs only in the face of resistance and pressure. There is no growth in the comfort zone.

Okay, great. We get it. Prayer is pretty neat. But we need to know how we should pray and what we should pray for.