The ‘Fair Market Value’ Of The Parah Adumah
Rare items, such as a Parah Adumah, do not have a definable ‘fair market value,’ replied Rabbi Dayan. Therefore, according to many authorities, there is no ona’ah (unfair pricing) claim (Hilchos Mishpat 227:29[28]).
The Jews Of The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg, a massive German zeppelin 803 feet long – almost the length of three football fields – departed Frankfurt, Germany on the evening...
Holocaust Cartoons
There can hardly be a subject that might, at first blush, be considered more unsuitable for cartoons than the Holocaust. Yet they played a more crucial role in provoking anti-Nazi sentiment, generating support for the victims of the Shoah, and engendering publicity regarding the Holocaust, than hundreds of essays, articles, and newspaper reports ever could.
Daf Yomi
The Heiress?
“Determining The Daughter’s Status ”
(Kesubos 68b-69a)
Louis Pasteur: The Jewish Connection
Beginning in 1891, the Pasteur Institute opened facilities in different countries, and currently there are 32 institutes in 29 countries in various parts of the world.
High-Rolling Republicans Congregate in NYC
Let’s face reality. New York is bleeding. Two million people have left New York since 2010. More than 100,000 in just one year. From Syracuse to Staten Island, our communities are shrinking.
Too Big For One’s Boots
Because one imagines oneself superior to others, one feels entitled to misappropriate their belongings or relationships, to withdraw any assistance from them, to lie under oath when it gives one a leg up, or if all else fails, to push people out of one’s way.
The Hope Of Our Nation
As we find ourselves immersed in the agony of a war that has left so many chairs empty at the seder, still shocked from the greatest massacre of our people since the Holocaust, we must also plug into the koach of Rabbi Akiva. The power of resilience. The spirit of our nation.
Carl Jung: Kabbalist And Anti-Semite?
In contrast with the broad scrutiny brought to bear by the critics on Jung’s apparent anti-Semitism, little attention has been given to his preoccupation with Kabbalah in general and with his Jewish mystical visions in particular.
Don’t Pop My Bubble
In shidduchim we need to look toward possibilities and potential. We do not hold onto self-righteous anger, we do not become cold and unfeeling, and we do not develop a victim mentality. We have to face opportunity with an open heart and from a place of yes.
LBJ: An Unheralded Holocaust Hero
LBJ was an important initiator in providing American aid to Israel. As early as 1951, with Israel in desperate need of money and material to settle the massive influx of Jewish immigrants, he successfully lobbied the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for $150 million (equivalent to $1.66 billion in 2022 dollars) in support.
How Jewish Mathematician Abraham Wald Helped Win World War II
Wald asserted that Air Force data had ignored the thousands of bombers that had been unable to return to base because they’d been struck in other plane sections, including the engines, the cockpit, and the tail which, he maintained, are the very areas that must be more heavily armored.
Learning Relationships
By honoring our teachers, we learn through the interpersonal social dynamics how to revere G-d as well.
Word Prompt – GEULAH – Elli Fischer
Is the founding of modern Israel the beginning of our geulah? I don't have much to say about whether this is or isn't a messianic moment, but it seems fairly clear to me that the events of the past 80 years can be described as a geulah.
The Heart Of The Matter
When one performs gemilus chesed he is really doing chesed for himself. The merit of helping another protects the individual himself as well as his entire family.
Remembering My Mentor, Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein
While his voice was heard, and it is still heard, it was not heard loudly enough; and so, his vision still remains marginal to most discussions, whether between the religious and secular or amongst the religious themselves.
Humility
This person was hotheaded and exclaimed: “You mind your own affairs; I will do as I please!”
The Ultimate (Heartfelt) Improbable Tale
According to the information that he was given, his good friend from Auschwitz, Yozo Weiss, was now a taxi driver in Tel Aviv! Lonely Latzi just had to find Yozo.
Word Prompt – GEULAH – JJ Eleff
We compare Moshiach times to the ocean because, when you stand at the shore and look at the ocean, all you see is water. But there is an entire world living inside that ocean.
Building Your Resume (Part I)
Unless you are in academia and even then, this week’s key takeaway is that less is more.
Word Prompt – GEULAH – Pesach Lattin
The Chofetz Chaim kept a Moshiach suit pressed and ready. Just as a soldier must be ready for battle, every Jew must be prepared for Moshiach.
Tissues Of Delusion
What chutzpah?! I thought to myself. I felt like a child being punished for taking a cookie out of the cookie jar.
Rare First Edition of Barkai
The man who gave us our anthem of hope, of return, of redemption, died alone in exile. But in death, he fulfilled what he wrote.
The Great Treasure Of Pirkei Avos
It is a shame that many do not open up a Pirkei Avos with a sense of thirst and exhilaration. Perhaps, if we would keep it in a glass case, and charge ten dollars per minute for a peek inside, people would better appreciate its value.
Almost Half Of NYC Bus Riders Don’t Pay: An Explanation
The no exact change excuse is typical of people who break laws – they don’t blame themselves; in fact, they regard themselves as perfectly innocent.
Jackie Kennedy: A Good Friend Of The Jews And Israel
In a 1964 correspondence to a Jewish friend, she wrote, I admire and respect the Jewish people and their traditions and feel a kinship with them.
Cutting Through Grief: A Torah Perspective On Self-Harm
We see that cutting oneself out of overwhelming pain is a basic human response, not a new phenomenon. However, in different eras and cultures, mental illness manifests differently based on perceptions, beliefs, and ego defenses.
More Is Less
At each stop the Jews learned another lesson about how to rid themselves of their Egyptian ways.
The Antisemitism And Jewish Origins Of Dracula
By feeding off upstanding English citizens, Stoker’s Dracula maintains the survival of his race, just as Jews newly arrived in Great Britain sustain themselves by usurping money and wealth through devious means, leaving their victims” dry.
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