Toward the end of this week’s parsha we read about the incident with the “mekalel,” the person who blasphemed Hashem and whose punishment was his

This past Shabbat (April 30, 2022) I had the privilege to lead a newly opened explanatory prayer service at Congregation Beth Aaron in Teaneck, New

The period between Passover and Shavuot is called Sefirat HaOmer, the counting of the Omer offering, which was a particular sacrifice offered when the Beit

The whole tractate studied right now throughout the world, Yevamot, deals with the perpetuation of the lineage of every man, giving every woman the opportunity

Introduction Economic losses are an inescapable part of commercial life. Suppose a train cancellation leaves you stranded at Penn Station and you have to splurge

In the 1700s, Count Valentin Pototski (Potocki), a Polish nobleman, shocked his family and the Roman Catholic Church by converting to Judaism. He was known

In Parshat Kedoshim we read of the mitzvah of orlah: When we plant a fruit tree, we may not eat its fruits for the first

Yevamot 36b, 41a and 42a Does the halacha consider a prematurely born child or a full-term child whose hair and nails are underdeveloped a legal

Parshat Kedoshim lists many laws for us to know how one needs to act to be considered holy. One recurring theme between many of the

Can one really love another Jew to the same extent as one loves oneself? While at first glance the famous words of “v’ahavta l’rei’acha kamocha”

Question: I will soon see my son-in-law after a more than two-year corona-forced separation. We have been in frequent contact and have seen each other

Part II Last week’s discussion focused on the halachic justification for allowing ligitants to appear at a hearing remotely. If the litigants appear via video