On Yevamot 27a, we encounter Rabbi Abba bar Mamal, who interprets a brayta as reflecting Beit Shammai’s position. This would constitute a rejection of the
I saw a story where a student of the Vilna Gaon once came to ask him what he considers to be the “best mussar sefer”
I once heard a rav say that you are exactly where you’re supposed to be. Another time he discussed the notion of the difference between
At first I couldn’t understand what my student was talking about. Why would he ask me if I think there are more doors or wheels
No one ever has enough time. Time flies. Time’s a wasting. Time is an illusion. Time is precious. Time heals all wounds. We chase time
Our custom to remove drops of wine while reciting the plague names goes back to the time of the Rishonim, but the ubiquitous modern-day explanation
When Rav Soloveitchik was first shown a digital watch, he shook his head disapprovingly. “It might tell the time,” he said, “but it does not
Dear Rabbi Lawrence, I was preparing the leining for this week’s parsha and thought of you! It seems to randomly include the mitzvah of milah
Yevamot 2a, 3b, 30a, 32a and 65a Being married to two wives is Biblically permitted but rabbinically prohibited in Ashkenazi circles, since the prohibition of
Spring has sprung, which means not only is Pesach on the way, but, alas, the dreaded “t” word: yes, taxes. Groan …. Shortly after we
I was inspired to write this story when I saw that a friend of mine, Henny Shor, posted on Facebook that, in honor of her
As the world convulsed in the past few weeks from the calamitous and unforgiveable genocide in Ukraine, stories my late mother told about her fifth
