When I was learning in the Mir Yeshiva in Yerushalayim 25 five years ago, the main meal was lunch, which consisted of either roasted chicken
Parshat Lech Lecha As I sit to pen this message a short time after Yom Kippur, I feel the “mystique” of that holy day still
“Halacha” is the word that we all use to describe Jewish law. Yet, in the Torah itself, it is never used in that context. Instead,
In last week’s column I speculated that a disagreement between Rav Chisda and Rav Yosef (third-generation Amoraim) about dating legal contracts was based on the
Beitzah 30a This article is intended to present an overview of the laws of muktzeh. For any practical questions on the subject, please consult your
Being a parent can be extremely challenging. It places tremendous demands on our time, energy and resources. We are tasked with taking care of our
I don’t like fish. Well, that’s not really true. I enjoy watching fish swimming around and I find them to be fascinating. But that’s while
This week’s parsha, Lech Lecha, states that Hashem is “the shield of Avraham.” In the first paragraph of the Amida we also have the phrase
I am basing this column in large part on the book “Anim Zemiros” (2020) by Rabbi Elchanan Adler, a rosh yeshiva at RIETS. (This book
The Talmud (Yevamot 63a) encourages a husband to love his wife at least as much as he loves himself and to honor her more than
There has been much focus in the past months on the importance of SEL—social emotional learning—to support our children during this pandemic. Many schools who
The Talmud records an opinion that Moshe Rabbeinu wrote the final words of the Torah in tears (Menachot 30a and Bava Batra 15a). And while
