Parshas Behar begins with the laws of Shmita [the Sabbatical year]. Observance of the Shmitah year is very difficult, particularly for farmers. Just imagine if the halacha required all of us to take a sabbatical from our jobs,...
I. Fathers-in-Law There is a deep lesson in the fact that there is no English equivalent of the word “mechutanim.” Mechutanim are the parents of your son- or daughter-in-law (mechutan is the male part of the mechutanim). When your child...
Parashat Behar discusses the fascinating Misva of Shemita, which requires abstaining from all agricultural work in Eretz Yisrael every seventh year. Additionally, all produce that grows in the seventh year may not be harvested and stored by the...
Weddings after Lag B’omer According to those who hold sefira until Lag B’omer, one is permitted to make weddings after Lag B’omer and on. However, the custom is that weddings (haircuts are different because since there is less joy) are not...
Selling Your Integrity, Your Love and Your Soul The Mortgage “My buyer told me that he lived in the same house for 10 years. When I checked, I found out he’d still be there today if the Governor...
IN THE BEGINNING A man comes to the psychiatrist, shouting that he is in dire need of help. The psychiatrist attempts to calm him down man is in a state of panic, screaming that...
Years ago, someone gave me a Tony Robbins cd to listen to. I was excited to hear what one of the most inspirational people of modern times would have to say and how it could change my life...
Please explain the word “GLATT”-is it still shayach today? Very, very much! Not only is it relevant today, but it probably has more applications today than it originally did. Glatt is a Yiddish word for “smooth” which means...
Rav Aryeh Levin was known as the tzadik of Yerushalayim, the righteous man of Jerusalem. He was incredibly pious, kind, and a great scholar. He lived in the quaint area of Nachlaot, right behind the shuk in Machaneh...
The end of Parshas Emor contains the tragic incident of the Megadef (Blas- phemer). Moshe and the rest of the Jewish people did not initially know the appro- priate punishment for one who cursed the Name of G-d,...