Mussar - Jewish Ethics
Story: He Allowed Himself to Be Insulted for the Honor of...
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?
In general, the Beth Din (rabbinical court) is mainly used to deal with matrimonial matters (marriage, divorce, etc.).
Seven Teachings by Hillel
Hillel said:Be vigilant until the end of your life. (The evil inclination never ceases trying to trick people. Often, an aging person thinks that because he is old he...
When Young and Old Meet
Aside from our own grandparents, we often have trouble connecting to older people for different reasons.
Personal Example: I Act, Thus I Am
Devyani Khobragade, India's Deputy Consul General for Political, Economic, Trade and Women's Rights Affairs, was arrested a few days ago in New York City. On what...
Sinai Revelation: Words Versus Images, A Frontal Shock
"For you did not see any image on the day that God spoke to you on mount Horeb amid the flames” (Devarim 4,15). So, the gift of the Torah on Mount Sinai is defined...
Ahavat Israel: The Means to Bring Jews to Hashem
Once, on a very hot summer day, I came to the home of Rabbi Asher with a group of friends. Suddenly, a woman dressed very immodestly erupted at Rabbi Asher’s...
The Haftara: Who? When? How?
Antiochus, the Greek emperor, forbade Jews from reading the Torah on Shabbat, so our Sages instituted reading a chapter of the Book of the Prophets instead, to ensure...
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