Keil Kana Describing Hashem as a “Keil Kana—a jealous God” in Parshat Ki Tisa (Shemot 34:14), seems unflattering. Avot 4:21 states that jealousy, (unbridled) desire

Why does the halacha devote so much attention to the “small” issues? It is understandable to focus much energy on resolving matters of life and

A “Why” Question Why questions are often the most difficult Torah questions to answer. So, when TABC talmid, Akiva Sytner asked, “Why do we place

Even when a beit din may not coerce a husband to give a get, attempts must be made to convince him not to withhold a

Anti-Orthodox Insults Sadly, Orthodox Jews are occasionally verbally assaulted (too often by non-observant Jews) with denunciations of being pathetic! I have experienced several such encounters.

A Talmid’s Dilemma Torah Academy of Bergen County’s talmid, Jacob Horn, asked how one should handle portions of the Torah which appear to not be

Ashkenazic Versus Sephardic Hagbah Ashkenazic Jews who ask why Sephardic Jews conduct hagbah before Kriat HaTorah are asking the wrong question. The question should be:

Self-Mutilation Prohibited The tools necessary to cope with bereavement are inherent in Devarim 14:1. This pasuk tells us: “You are children to Hashem, do not

An Unnecessary Divide I do not think Hashem is happy with the deep chasm dividing different groups of religious Jews in Israel. The gap has

A Dropped Slurpee During the pandemic, a favorite Jachter family activity was to order Slurpees delivered from a local store (see https://oukosher.org/kosher-slurpee-list/ for more information

Secular writers claim that the Torah is incompatible with democracy, since it calls for a king. This misguided conclusion stems from a superficial understanding of