Paying a Babysitter for Work on Shabbat
Question: We need a babysitter for a few hours on Shabbat. Is there a problem paying her for Shabbat work? Answer: Sechar Shabbat (pay for
December 28, 2024
Question: We need a babysitter for a few hours on Shabbat. Is there a problem paying her for Shabbat work? Answer: Sechar Shabbat (pay for
Shimon was walking down Grayson Place last week, and saw a gold watch. It was engraved with the initials “SM,” a good siman. He took
All of us occasionally find ourselves in situations where we may need to offer constructive criticism. Yet, effective and constructive criticism is an art form.
Have you ever looked at old pictures of yourself and thought about how different you are than the person in the picture? Life itself is
You woke up on what is called, “the wrong side of the bed.” Is it forbidden to remain in this state? Are we obligated to
“And Hashem saw that Leah was disliked, and He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren” (29:31). The phrase “Rachel was barren” being in the
Part II Last week, I began my summary of an article in Hakirah, volume 31 (2022) by Daniel Klein. The article is entitled: “Let Him
When we returned to school for in-person learning in September 2020, our campus was closed: no visitors, no parents, no prospective students. The closed campus
Editor’s note: As the season approaches when we are asked to give gifts large and small to our family members, friends, children, grandchildren and service
“Mommy,” my daughter said, “my body feels so calm.” It was bedtime last week and my daughter asked me to give her a back rub.
(Courtesy of POTS) Pediatric Occupational Therapy Services (POTS), established in 1991, is the premier pediatric occupational, physical, feeding and speech therapy practice in Bergen County.
(Courtesy of JIB) The story of Jerusalem Institute for the Blind (JIB), in Israel known as Beit Chinuch Ivrim, began 120 years ago, when a
