15 Feb WHEN DO THE ENDS JUSTIFY THE MEANS?
According to the tradition of the Gemorah (Gittin 60a), towards the end of this week’s parsha (Shemos 34:27) Hashem told Moshe Rabbeinu that he is giving the Jewish people a...
According to the tradition of the Gemorah (Gittin 60a), towards the end of this week’s parsha (Shemos 34:27) Hashem told Moshe Rabbeinu that he is giving the Jewish people a...
The Gemora in Megillah teaches us that Esther requested, “Kavuni l’doros – Affix me for all generations,” please write my story for posterity. This is a very strange request. We...
After the sin of the golden calf, Moshe Rabbenu pleaded to G-d on the nation’s behalf, and he asked that if G-d would not forgive the people for this grave...
Many questions come up regarding hilchos mezuzah. For example, when one moves into a house, when is the correct time to affix a mezuzah? How high on the doorpost does the mezuzah have to be? Who is allowed to affix a...
When G-d Learned Not to Take His People for Granted Whence Such a Transformation? It was one of our lowest points in history, the nadir of the Jewish people. Forty...
I was once speaking with somebody suffering from an eating disorder. After hearing about the terrible condition that this patient was going through, I observed that this person had “a...
We believe in fighting honorably in the rare, unfortunate case in which fighting is necessary. But does that mean that we have to be at a disadvantage? If our enemy...
Please revisit hechsherim when visiting Eretz Yisrael. What is the equivalent to the OU when visiting Eretz Yisrael? I really don’t like to answer that question because I don’t like to...
We read in this week’s parshah, about the tragic episode of the Eigel HaZahav, the Golden Calf. A chapter in the history of the Jewish people that is difficult to...