One might have expected the first laws delivered after Har Sinai to reflect something lofty and transcendent, echoing the otherworldly nature of our divine encounter

The Danger of Thinking Everything Is Good It is fascinating that the word ra (evil) does not appear in the first six chapters of Megillat

Rebbe Chaim of Tzanz, the Divrei Chaim, zt”l, was known for his greatness in Torah, righteousness and generosity. His ahavas Yisrael, kindness and compassion was

I was sick in bed with a bad flu this past week—totally out of commission. I felt so frustrated knowing I had so many things

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Parshat Mishpatim The source of this week’s haftarah is found in Sefer Yirmiyahu, beginning with perek 34 and closing with its final pesukim from perek

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לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I know that the bracha for hydroponically grown vegetables—such as the insect-free romaine lettuce used

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ויִּקַּח סֵפֶר הַבְּרִית וַיִּקְרָא בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְדֹוָד נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע  (שמות כד:ז) “He then took the Book of the Covenant, and read

  In Sanhedrin 61a, Rav Hamnuna lost his oxen and went searching for them. Rabba bumped into him and took the opportunity to pose a

“One who wishes to become wise should engage in the study of dinei mamonos, monetary law” (closing Mishna of Bava Basra), What is unique about