Parshat Beshallach: Rashi Contends with Non-Jews
Rashi might be reminding us Jews in almost every generation had to deal with non-Jews who challenged their faith, making it our job to hold fast to Torah, the Torah we already understand and the Torah we continue to work to understand.
The Medicine Mix-Up
Given that the fever had already passed – and getting the medication down my fussy baby’s throat would be a challenge of its own – I finally decided to wait it out.
Counting Time
My daughter was in a state of shock. How could this be? How would she and her husband cope?
Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Ki Tetzeh
Mighty Amalek deliberately attacked enemy's weakest members, despicable even by ancient standards
Time For Redemption
The Shaagas Aryeh explains that the Gemara that says that we will be redeemed in Nissan is referring to the set time for the geulah, which is in Nissan. However, Mashiach can actually come any month of the year, on any day.
The Master Plan: Scripted To Perfection
Predictably, my husband agrees and is fine with either night. But after reminding him that he steadily delivers a shiur in his shul on Tuesday nights, he chooses Wednesday, offering a topic related to the Four Sons of Haggadah fame.
What Should Be The Main Goal Of Jewish Education?
I have fond memories of my trips to Israel with my eighth grade classes for over twenty-five years.
Relying On Hashem
Question: When may a Jew rely on Hashem and when must he engage in activities to secure his own needs?
An Almost Successful Baal Teshuvah
Question: Someone tried to observe Shabbat but could not hold out from violating its laws in the latter part of the day. Does he receive a reward for the amount of Shabbat he observed? Or is reward based on the principle of “all or nothing”? In other words, does Shabbat observance require a total commitment such that partial observance is comparable to not observing Shabbat altogether?
Our Guiding Light
You know that you are strangers in a foreign land. You recognize that you stem from a different culture.
Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Yitro: Good Failures and Bad Failures
No one is surprised that the Torah wasn’t given immediately after the Jews left Egypt, even though it was the first logical time for such an event to happen. But why not earlier or later on the trek?
The Uniqueness Of Modern Orthodoxy (Part I)
Question: What is unique about Modern Orthodoxy?
Siman 75:2
The reason one witness supporting the defendant excuses him from taking the Modeh Bemiktzat oath of partial admission is based on the same logic that obliges him to take the oath when one witness testifies against him.
Dreidel For Dollars
"A bunch of us are getting together on Motzaei Shabbos for a Chanukah party," Shraga told his friend Pinchas. "Would you like to come?"
Shabbos Chazon: Light in the Darkness
Why do we call this Shabbos, Shabbos Chazon?
The word chazon is the first word of the haftarah and it means to see, to experience a vision. If that is the reason we have to ask what is so special about this word?
Q & A: An Unusual Shehecheyanu (Part I)
Question: Why does the chazzan reciting Shehecheyanu on Yom Kippur night?
Elimelech Feldman
(Via E-Mail)
Daf Yomi
Law Of Averages
‘Catacombs Are Four Cubits Long’
(Bava Basra 100b)
Giving With A Warm Hand (Bava Batra 126b)
The identity of the heirs and their order of succession cannot be changed by testamentary disposition in a will.
Visiting The Sick On Shabbat
Visiting the sick, bikur cholim, is one of the mitzvot listed in the prayer “Eilu devarim she’ein lahem shiur” – “These are the things that have no measure.” According to our sages, the Torah itself stresses the importance of bikur cholim in several places.
Daf Yomi
The Kotel And The Mall
‘Sratya u’Platya’
(Eruvin 7a)
Kashering Our Kitchens
This process, which is the most powerful form of kashering, is known as libun.
The One Chapter Book – Ovadiah
I always wonder about Jewish names. Some make it and some don’t. Some have mazel and others don’t. Some Biblical personalities’ names are very popular amongst the members of Klal Yisrael and then there are those personalities whose names never seem to be used.
The Power Of Praise
Evil speech destroys relationships. Good speech mends them. This works not only in marriages and families, but also in communities, organizations and businesses. So: in any relationship that matters to you, deliver praise daily
Is This Something To Parade About?
Dear Rebbetzin Jungreis:
I am writing to you from Jerusalem. My family and I made aliyah 15 years ago. One of the reasons why we took this step was because we wanted our children to be raised and nurtured in the holy air of Jerusalem, in a Torah atmosphere, and above all, to share in the incredible return of our people to the land.
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