Towards the end of Parashat Mishpatim, we read of Beneh Yisrael’s enthusiastic reaction when Moshe told them that they would be receiv- ing the Torah, making the famous procla- mation, “Na’aseh Ve’nishma” – “We will do and we...
HONESTY IS THE TORAH POLICY The pasuk states in this week’s parsha, “From a matter of falsehood distance yourself.” [Shemos 23:7] This is the Torah’s admonition about being truthful and honest. The commentaries point out that this is...
Parashat Mishpatim contains one of the most famous pesukim in the entire Torah – Beneh Yisrael’s declaration of will We – “נעשה ונשמע do and we will hear.” This declaration, which was made at the time of...
I. Ferries on Shabbos There have been times in history when Jewish communities have settled on different sides of a river. The question arose whether people could cross the river on Shabbos. Of course, if there is a...
INGREDIENTS: 4 boneless skinless chicken cutlets One package baby bella mushrooms, chopped One onion diced 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup Dijon mustard One sheet pu pastry Salt, pepper, thyme DIRECTIONS: An easy and elegant way to elevate chicken dinner. This recipe...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, Hi, I’m engaged to a great girl. We are getting married at the beginning of July and there are a lot of decisions to make. The problem is...
Over 208 million viewers tuned in at some point to watch last year’s Super Bowl. In fact, the big game drew so much attention, that last year a 30 second commercial cost $7 million, or $233,333 per second....
In Order to Live We live in world today where it is very hard to realize what we are missing by not having the Bais Hamikdosh around. We get to comfortable with hour houses etc and are not really...
As we get further from the Sinai experience, our spirituality level decreases. This phenomenon is known as niskatnu hadoros, the generations become smaller. For this reason, no Talmudic authority known as an Amora ever disputed a Tanna, a Mishnaic authority....
