24 Jul VAETCHANAN: ARE YOU A JEALOUS PERSON? WHY ENVY IS IGNORANCE
The tenth and final of the Ten C o m m a n d m e n t s recorded in this week’s parsha (Vaeschanan) reads: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife; you shall not covet your...
The tenth and final of the Ten C o m m a n d m e n t s recorded in this week’s parsha (Vaeschanan) reads: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife; you shall not covet your...
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In this issue we will discuss the halachos that apply to the nine days. During the nine days we are not allowed to do many more actions than those that are customarily not done from Shivah Asar B’Tammuz through...
In many Orthodox shuls, women’s sections are poorly maintained. Whether it’s the lighting, the cleanliness, the availability of siddurim and tissues, air conditioning, or any other number of small and large issues. What are the halachic implications of the...
Beginning Rosh Chodesh Av until after Tisha B’Av (the Nine Days) the custom of Ashkenazim is not to eat meat or drink wine, in remembrance of the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash. What about a food that was cooked...
The twelfth bracha, V’Lamalshinim, was added later to the original Shemone Esrei blessings which were instituted by the Anshei K’neses HaGedolah, the Men of the Great Assemblage. The Rambam explains in Hilchos Tefillah [2:1] that in the days of...
The Mishna in Masechet Sota teaches that the world will be in a state of disarray and chaos in the generation before Mashiah’s arrival. Youngsters will disrespect adults, and children will brazenly disobey parents. During that period,...
The idea was good in my eyes. (1:23) Parashas Devarim begins with Moshe rabbeinu reviewing the main events that occurred in the 39 years since the Jewish People left Har Sinai. In recalling their request to send meraglim (spies)...
WILLPOWER A woman is leaving her multimillion dollar mansion in Beverly Hills when a poor man approaches her and cries, “Oh ma’am, I haven’t eaten in three days.” To which the woman responds: “I am so envious of...
After rising for many years, the divorce rate in the United States today is lower than it was a decade ago. But before you celebrate, the reason is not because of a sudden increase in blissful marriages; it’s...