וַיִּשְׁמַע ה’ אֶת-קוֹל דִּבְרֵיכֶם, בְּדַבֶּרְכֶם אֵלָי; וַיֹּאמֶר ה’ אֵלַי, שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶת-קוֹל דִּבְרֵי הָעָם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר דִּבְּרוּ אֵלֶיךָ–הֵיטִיבוּ, כָּל-אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּרוּ. (דברים:כה). Last week, we wrote that
Two weeks ago, we considered Rav Shizvi and suggested that his rabbinic karet (cutting-off) was no joke, but reflected his teacher, Rav Chisda’s approach, by
In parshat Vaetchanan, Moshe reiterates events of the past and gives rebuke to Bnei Yisrael. While giving this final speech before he dies, he told
Periodically, I come across insights that do not warrant an entire column, but that I would like to share: Cereal: This word derives from “Ceres,”
By Rav Reuven Taragin Previously, we explored the fundamental belief that Hashem controls everything that happens to a person, and some of the ramifications of
קם ליה בדרבה מיניה Gittin 53a “Judge! He killed my husband. I have seven small children and no money. And you won’t award me damages?”
By Rabbi Noach Goldstein After an entire masechta devoted to the gloomy halachot of fast days that culminates with the details of Tisha B’Av, Masechet
You might be capable of forcing a person to do something, but can you compel one to feel something? Our parsha states, “You shall love
The first promise given to Avraham (Bereishit 12:2) was that he would be made into a goy gadol, “a great nation,” but it is only
Recently, after a long drive with no restroom in sight, a person entered a Dunkin Donuts off the highway to buy a drink and to
By Eitan Nissel COVID was a difficult time for the entire community, especially on days when people would typically come together, such as Tisha B’Av.
With every passing year, our mourning for the lost Temple becomes more difficult. The disastrous fall of Yerushalayim and the derailment of Jewish history, occurred
