Jewish Ethics and Learning
Mussar
Loss of Money and An Extraordinary Reaction
Rav Elimelech Biderman recounts an astonishing story. In a Talmud Torah in Bnei Brak, a G-d fearing teacher did his work with dedication, and never stopped in the middle...
Your Boss Is Harassing You? Your Neighbor Screams? Everyone...
Your boss is harassing you? Your neighbour screams? Everyone is against you? You know exactly what each of them needs to improve. But what is Judaism's point of view on...
Human Morality….Yes But...
Many people praise themselves for being super scrupulous. If you hear them talk, they swear they would never commit a crime and that they behave with impeccable morality...
Our Sages
Yahrzeit of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson
On the yahrzeit (anniversary of death) of our beloved master, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Torah-Box team is pleased to share some of his life's milestones and...
Story: The Baba Sali Calms a Raging Sea
Once, The Baba Sali was on a boat on the way to Israel, with one of his disciples. On Friday night, while he was in his cabin and he was singing Shalom Aleichem, the...
Yartzeit of Rav Yitzchak Kaduri
On the occasion of the Yartzeit (anniversary of passing) of our teacher Rav Yitzchak Kaduri, the Torah-Box team is happy to present you with a brief account of his life.
Teshuva
The Secret of Teshuva: Having High Ambitions
One of the most extraordinary mitzvot of the Torah is that of the red cow, about which Shlomo Hamelech said, ''I would like to make myself master of wisdom! But it is...
Aya Kremerman on Her Teshuva: ''If Only You Knew…''
Aya Kremerman, a former supermodel and Israeli TV presenter who did teshuva, has definitely given up rhinestones and spotlights to return her entire heart to her...
My Teshuva Is Creating a Problem in My Shalom Bayit
Here is the transcript of a telephone conversation following a question asked by David D. (anonymous) to a Torah-Box Rabbi.
Torah Learning
The Torah Resides in Those Who "Die" for It
In the Avot scriptures, Shamai teaches us that studying Torah should be the center of our lives. This is what the Talmud tells us in the "Brachot" exposition (35a):...
The Book of Melachim (Part 6): Adoniyahu, the Crown of Beit...
13-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
The Book of Melachim (Part 5): Why Does David Not Mary...
11-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
Messianic Times
Tzfat: The Quarrel that Delayed the Coming of Mashiach
The Arizal (Rav Yitzchak Luria Ashkenazi), the most outstanding Kabbalist of all time, lived in a cloister of houses encircling a courtyard in the holy city of Tzfat....
Amanda Todd's Suicide: Humanity Has Reached Rock Bottom
It’s something of a cliché that, following a disaster of sufficiently large scale, people of various faiths start declaring it the end of days. 9/11? The...
Torah & Science
The Explosive Ladybird....
A beetle, with a size of 7 to 10 mm, has a unique explosive device. When the enemy attacks it, a controlled explosion emanates from its body. In its rear part is a pair...
Insects and Their "Radar Jammers"
Bats detect their prey using ultrasound. The signal hits the surrounding objects, and bounces back to the bat giving it a clear picture of its surroundings and the exact...
Fauna and Flora: Who Created These Billions of Coincidences?
The fur of the Arctic hare is white in the winter; and its colour is therefore camouflaged with the snow. In the summer, its fur is brown, and it becomes invisible on a...
Speech Laws
The Sword in the Tongue
There is a terrible ordeal from which many of our people suffer. In the Torah, such an affliction is called onas devarim – verbal abuse. While we are all familiar...
Chassidut
What is Mazal?
8-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
The Crown of the Torah
11-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
The Concept of Disagreements
17-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
Beit Hamikdash
What Is the Importance of a Beit Hamikdash (Temple)?
Question: What is the benefit of a Temple if we have the Torah and the Mitzvot that direct us?
In Our Times The Synagogue Can Replace the Beit Hamikdash
16-minute video class given by Rav Binyamin BITENSKY.
Jewish Thinking
Purim: A Day of Joy, A Day of Prayer
28-minute video class given by Rav Binyamin BITENSKY.
My Beloved Thief
6-minute story told by Rav Shmuel GALANDAUER.
The Trials of Our Generation: Emunah and Forbidden Relations
Our generation is usually described as pre-messianic. This era has something in common with the "Dor Deah", the generation that came out of Egypt.
Middot
Jealousy: "That David, I Can’t Stand Him Anymore!''
That David, I can't stand him anymore! Everyone I meet talks to me about him:
9 Tips for Being Happy With One’s Torah
Rabbi Aharon MiKarlin writes: "There is no explicit mitzvah to be joyful and there is no explicit sin in the Torah regarding one who is sad. However, joy can bring a man...
Anger Is the Most Serious of Defects
"The most serious defect" is what the Ramban (Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman) writes about anger.The nature of anger brings in its wake serious mistakes. When man is dominated...
Tzniut
Tzniut: Modesty Is Cherished by G-d
7-minute video class given by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller.
A Jewish Woman: Enveloped Like a Sefer Torah
Today's society only values a woman's external appearance, thus causing her to concentrate on her exterior facade and overlook her internal value. In the 21st...
Jewish History
The Book of Melachim (Part 1): David's Old Age
11-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
Story: The Meal Swapped on the Plane
A Rosh Yeshiva recounts the following story: I was once on the plane and I had just received my meal, and I had opened the wrapper, whereupon I had a pressing need. I...
Story: On Board the Titanic
In 1910, Sam Aks, a native of Poland, emigrated to England where he married Leah Rosen. After their marriage, they lived in London for a while and then they decided to...
Money & Business
Beth Din–Can a First Born Relinquish his Inheritance...
Here is a concrete legal case handled by the rabbinical courts. We have chosen this example to help you learn, ponder upon and gradually assimilate "Daat Torah", so your...
Beth Din: Last Will and Testament Halachically Incorrect
Here is a concrete legal case handled by the rabbinical courts. We have chosen this example to help you learn, ponder upon and gradually assimilate "Daat Torah", so your...
Help …Forex and the Holiness of Eretz Israel!
When Michael emigrated from France to Israel in 2013, it was unexpected that he would fall so low.His BTS of management in his pocket, and not tied down to anyone, he...
Jewish Ethics and Learning
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