Integrity in Public Life
There is a verse so familiar that we don’t often stop to reflect on what it means. It is the line from the first paragraph
There is a verse so familiar that we don’t often stop to reflect on what it means. It is the line from the first paragraph
A Contradiction What a shocking and very rare heavenly endorsement of a halachic concept! The Gemara (Shabbat 130a) tells of a community that followed its
Parshat Pekudei Four of the last five parshiyot in Sefer Shemot focus upon the construction of the Mishkan, dealing exclusively with the instructions for, and
When I was in Eretz Yisrael a few weeks ago I had the opportunity to see my wonderful cousin, R’ Izak Cohn. As we both
רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר… כָל מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יִהְיוּ לְשֵׁם שָׁמָיִם (אבות ב:יב) Over the past two weeks, we learned the Mishnayot in Pirkei Avot that define the
A Mishnah (Chagigah 25a) mentions that amei ha’aretz, who aren’t particular about certain ritual concerns, are nevertheless trusted about the ritual purity of oil jugs
This week’s parsha begins with an accounting of the materials used to build the Mishkan, as well as listing those specially involved in its construction:
Yevamot 39b The purpose of this article is to introduce the reader to the laws of yibum and chalitzah and is not intended to be
In our Yom Kippur confession in the Amidah, we refer to God as “bochen kelayot,” He examines the kidneys as a way of judging people.
Rabbi Shmuel Goldin was once visited by a group of Korean Evangelical ministers. At the conclusion of the synagogue tour, they turned to him, perplexed.
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