It is nice to have a fancy title of authority. It is flattering to have a communal dinner or breakfast assigned in one’s honor. However,

השכרת בית: Bava Metzia 101b The Halacha allows for freedom of contract between landlord and tenant. Sometimes, however, the parties to the lease agreement are

The 14th of Tammuz marked the 37th yahrtzeit of Moreinu HaRav HaGaon Rav Yitzchok Ruderman zt”l, the rosh yeshiva of Ner Yisroel. What follows is

We recently read that Rav Adda bar Abba died prematurely (Bava Batra 22a). Various Pumbeditan Amoraim felt guilty for his death. They each recount their

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: A boy in our shul with moderate learning disabilities has an upcoming bar mitzvah. He

I. Prohibited Fear Fear is a normal reaction that often serves a helpful purpose of avoiding danger. However, during war, fear can endanger lives by

In this week’s parsha, Hashem instructs Moshe to go to battle with Midyan, in revenge for having caused Bnei Yisrael to sin with Baal Peor.

Although Nachal Zered is one of the encampments mentioned in the nation’s travels (Bamidbar 21:12), it isn’t listed as one of the encampments in Parshas

כֹּה אָמַר יְדֹוָד מַה מָּצְאוּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם בִּי עָוֶל כִּי רָחֲקוּ מֵעָלָי וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי הַהֶבֶל וַיֶּהְבָּלוּ.  (ירמיה ב:ה) In this week’s haftarah, the second of the

Blessings, prayers, Torah learning and mitzvot, this has been amplified post Oct. 7. Why is that? Why do Jews feel the need to start wrapping

In Parshat Matot, Hashem tells Moshe to go to battle against Midian, the nation who caused the Jewish people to sin, resulting in the death

A few years ago, there was a major heat wave in the New York area over Sheva Asar b’Tammuz. With temperatures in the upper 90s