A few years back, I spoke in my shul about the greatness and significance of the mitzvah of tzitzit. I quoted Chazal1 who state that
I often recall the anecdote about the time I was teaching my Shabbos Gemara shiur, focusing on the tractate of avodah zara. I went to
The Mishna (Ketubot 52b) describes a specific rabbinic institution called כְּתוּבַּת בְּנִין דִּכְרִין, an interesting use of lengthy Aramaic wording, citing words in a contract,
From my experience in the world of Jewish education, one major issue that teenagers struggle with is the concept of rabbinic authority. While they accept
With the rising cost of everything, including school tuition, some people may be wondering if the cost of tuition can be considered for maaser, giving
Some commands in the Torah were understood so narrowly by the Sages that they were rendered almost inapplicable. One example is the ir ha-nidachat, the
Ketubot 50a You’ve been too busy to open your mail. When you finally do, it is overflowing with bills and letters. Solicitation letters from the
By Mitchell First The name “ישרון” appears three times in the Torah, all in the book of Devarim: 1) “Yeshurun got fat and kicked,” (32:15)
“רַבִּי טַרְפוֹן אוֹמֵר, הַיּוֹם קָצָר וְהַמְּלָאכָה מְרֻבָּה, וְהַפּוֹעֲלִים עֲצֵלִים, וְהַשָּׂכָר הַרְבֵּה, וּבַעַל הַבַּיִת דּוֹחֵק: (אבות ב:טו) הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר, לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר, וְלֹא אַתָּה
At the end of our parsha, the Torah discusses the incident of when the body of a murder victim is found lying in the open,
וַעֲשִׂיתֶם לוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר זָמַם לַעֲשׂוֹת לְאָחִיו וּבִעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִקִּרְבֶּךָ: (דברים יט/יט) And you should to do him as he planned to do to his brother
Davii Mandel, 58, made aliyah from Teaneck to Rehovot in 2021 with her husband, Izzy Leizerowitz. Aviva: Where did you grow up? Davii: Washington, Oregon
