What happens when great teachers leave the profession (and when those who can become great teachers don’t enter it)? Shaky schools and an uncertain Jewish
While world-renowned author Salman Rushdie, 75, continues to recover from potentially life-threatening wounds he suffered from an assailant’s knife on the morning of Friday, August
An interesting phrase both appears at the end of last week’s parsha and at the beginning of this week’s, and these are the only places
Shemitat Kesafim Last week we noted that many misunderstand Shemitat Kesafim as the cancellation of loans at the end of the shemitah year. The
Parashat Eikev “Hal’ven me’ah shanah yivaled v’im Sarah—havat tish’im shana teiled?” (Breishit 17; 17). When Avraham was 70 years old, Hashem promised him that he
רַבִּי אוֹמֵר… וְהִסְתַּכֵּל בִּשְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים וְאִי אַתָּה בָא לִידֵי עֲבֵרָה דַּע מַה לְּמַעְלָה מִמְּךָ, עַיִן רוֹאָה וְאֹזֶן שׁוֹמַעַת, וְכָל מַעֲשֶׂיךָ בַסֵּפֶר נִכְתָּבִין: (אבות ב:א) Consciousness
Rebbe Avraham Dov of Avritch, zy”a, the Bas Ayin, was a leading disciple of the Kedushas Levi, Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev, and one of
Parshat Eikev 82 Question: Can I count the cake and other foods I eat at a shul kiddush, followed by a regular Shabbat meal at
Kam Lei Bederabah Minei: Ketubot 35a “Judge! He killed my husband. I have seven small children and no money. And you won’t award me damages?”
Does Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov always win? On Ketubot 46b, a brayta records a dispute about the nature of motzi shem ra, where the new
Towards the beginning of our parsha, Moshe reviews Am Yisrael’s experience in the desert following the Exodus from Egypt. He recalls their long journey, and
The Mishna says, “Who is wise? He who learns from all people.” The idea is that if you are looking for knowledge, you can find
