Jewish Thinking

The Three Anti-Happiness Barriers

Wednesday December 30th, 2020

How can we live a happy life? we ask ourselves. But alas, no one has an answer! Only an echo coming from some human beings is heard saying; there is no happy life! We...

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Told Me in a Dream: "In 20 Days You Will...

The Torah-Box Team

Naomi and Shlomo (surname not mentioned here for obvious reasons) are a Torah observant couple living in the Beit Israel neighborhood of Jerusalem. For years, they tried...

Rabbi Steinman's Outstanding Respect for His Fellow Men

The Torah-Box Team

Let's talk about the subject of man's relationship to his neighbor. This subject touches an area that calls for improvement. For example, a man can act...

The Secret of Teshuva: Having High Ambitions

Rav Yochiahou PINTO

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...

What Does the Word "Shidduch" Imply?

Rav Nathan SHAFIR

Marriage isn’t simply a simple desire or an inclination in man and woman, it is a real need, inscribed deeply inside both. This natural necessity is materialized...

9 Tips for Being Happy With One’s Torah

The Torah-Box Team

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...

The Pack of Cookies

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Campaign #4: The Pack of CookiesLessonWhat if he was right?As it is written: Judge your fellow favorably (Avot 1-6)He who judges favorably, G-d will do the same with him...

Beth Din–Can a First Born Relinquish his Inheritance...

Money & Business - Rav Reouven COHEN

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...