This past week (25 Nisan) was the third yahrzeit of my grandmother, Mrs. Hansi Bodenheim. She had a profound impact on my life and the

Even though the first 17 chapters of Vayikra deal exclusively with laws that relate to the Mishkan, in Chapter 18 we find the introduction to

“Molech” might arguably rank as the most egregious and detestable method of avoda zara. To have one’s very own child burnt alive as an offering…anyone

Tehillim (Psalms) are used throughout traditional Jewish worship. Many verses from Tehillim appear throughout our routine prayer. Tehillim, along with some later readings, comprise the

The other day, I was handling one of the large and impressive tarantulas at the Biblical Museum of Natural History. I now have a huge

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

This article was reprinted with permission from The Lehrhaus. It has become fashionable to say that Torah u-Madda has fallen out of fashion. In this

Rav Chaim had been involved with Dirshu for many years. The Sar HaTorah attended quite a few of the large Dirshu gatherings like the Siyumei

Passover is a time of asking questions. One of the highlights of the Passover Seder is when kids ask their parents the “four questions,” including

  On a wintry October day in 1941, the Jews of the Kovno Ghetto were assembled at an umschlagplatz (gathering place), about to be deported

The following article was posted on September 13, 2021 on Jewishprudence (bethdin.org/jewishprudence). Jewishprudence, the official blog of the Beth Din of America, is dedicated to

 Shootings and Stabbings In light of the recent shootings in Bnei Brak and stabbings in Be’er Sheva and in Hadeira, r”l—a halachic question arises: Is