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Great People Sin Greatly!

Great People Sin Greatly!

Rav Yaakov Israel LUGASSY

QUESTION: Why do some pure-hearted men stumble by sinning while some other, much less great people, are not trapped by the Yetzer Hara for such sins?

Rav Kanievsky’s Story: “The Soul of Your Borrower Reincarnated in a Donkey”

Rav Kanievsky’s Story: “The Soul of Your Borrower...

The Torah-Box Team

Rav Chaim Kanievsky recommends that money lenders never keep unpaid loan documents handy.

What is Integrity?

What is Integrity?

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Rabbeinu Bechayei explains that the expression "righteous" best portrays a man who takes extreme precautions in matters related to theft and "upright" distinguishes a...

Where Did You Acquire this Exceptional Love of the Torah?

Where Did You Acquire this Exceptional Love of the Torah?

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Rav Yosef Shalom Cahanman disembarked one fine day in the city of Cincinnati in the USA and was hosted by a prominent Jewish businessman in the Jewish community. His...

Story: Is it the Russian Tsar who Saved these 400 Jews?

Story: Is it the Russian Tsar who Saved these 400 Jews?

Sunday April 11th, 2021

What prompted the Russian Tsar to build a railway line of over 8500 km that lead nowhere? Discover a story of Hashgacha Pratit (divine providence).

Mazal: 3 Things that Depend on…Fate

Mazal: 3 Things that Depend on…Fate

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Rava said (Talmud, Moed Katan 28a): "Life, children, and sustenance are not given in return for merit, but depend on fate", although these are the three most significant...

Story: He Allowed Himself to Be Insulted for the Honor of Torah

Story: He Allowed Himself to Be Insulted for the Honor of...

Sunday April 4th, 2021

One Shabbat, when the Yeshiva students had returned home, I was invited to my father-in-law, Rav Nissim Toledano.

Why Submit Litigations to a Beth Din?

Why Submit Litigations to a Beth Din?

Sunday April 4th, 2021

In general, the Beth Din (rabbinical court) is mainly used to deal with matrimonial matters (marriage, divorce, etc.).

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