Last week, I introduced the idea that we can learn many life skills from the popular game of chess. So, let us continue. When playing the game of chess properly, one doesn’t just ‘make a move.’ One must...
Moshe Rabbeinu was punished for hitting the stone, and the meforshim explain, in various ways, exactly where Moshe erred and what he did wrong. Rashi teaches that his sin was that he hit the rock and he didn’t speak to it. Another...
Can I drink coffee at a non-kosher restaurant? It is not possible to make one universal statement about the kashrus of coffee prepared in a non-certified restaurant because each establishment is unique. Investigation has shown that theoretically, coffee...
In the May 31, 2022 issue, Mishpacha Magazine posed the following question and invited me and others to respond: Question: My oldest son is a smart and energetic eight- year-old. He does well in school, and his rebbi says...
Summertime is the perfect season to beat the heat by taking a refreshing plunge in the pool. But when Shabbat rolls around, things get a bit more complicated. Can we still take a dip? Let’s explore the poolside...
Dear Rabbi and Shira , I’m not sure what to do. After a very long three months of both of us working on large professional projects, my husband and I went...
Q. If a Jew owns a store, why does it need a hashgachah? Isn’t there a concept of eid echad ne’eman b’issurim, which means that we believe one who testifies by prohibitions that something is permitted? If the storeowner tells us...
A soldier in active times, which sadly we find ourselves at the time of this writing, often has only a few minutes a day in which he can learn Torah. In this extremely limited time, what should he...
Parashat Korah tells the story of the quintessential mahaloket – fight. The story is that of the rebellion led by Korah, who set out to challenge the authority of Moshe Rabbenu. Learning this story can teach us...
The Measure of A Person Is How He Acts When He Is Right When Moshe Rabbeinu wanted to demonstrate that he was correct and that Korach was wrong, he made the following challenge: “If these men die a natural...