22 May The Heresy of the Ten Commandments
I. It’s All Good What is the most important passage in the Torah? The debate over a Shavuos custom teaches that answering this question opens the door to claims that other...
I. It’s All Good What is the most important passage in the Torah? The debate over a Shavuos custom teaches that answering this question opens the door to claims that other...
Name: Zachary Harrison Wheeler Born: May 30, 1990 (age 26) in Smyrna, Georgia MLB debut: June 18, 2013, for the New York Mets Drafted by: the San Francisco Giants with the sixth overall pick in...
The Gemora in Bava Basra [91a] teaches us that the name of Avraham Avinu’s mother, (a very popular extra credit question), was Amasloi Bas Karnavo, and the name of the...
We learn that one is not allowed to cook food on Yom Tov for a non-Jew in Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, siman taf kuf yud bais. The question arises; may...
I. Calculating the End For a long time, I struggled to understand how classical Bible commentators could be so wrong. Many of them attempted to calculate when mashiach would come based...
Full Name – Brett Michael Gardner Born – August 24, 1983, in Holly Hill, South Carolina. Height & Weight – 5”10, 183 Major League Debut – June 30, 2008 vs. the Texas Rangers Hobbies/Interests...
The posuk describes the pursuit of Torah study as being, “Yikara hi mipninim – More precious than pearls.” Homiletically, the Gemora interprets this posuk to mean, “M’kohein godol hanichnas...
This week’s Parsha discusses Shabbos and Yom Tov. The Gemara in Shabbos, daf kuf yud ches and in Psachim, daf kuf yud bais, amud alef say in the name of...
I. Video Game Avodah Zarah A recently released, ground-breaking video game raises important questions for Jews, who pride themselves on their devotion to monotheism. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the...
At this time of the year, Klal Yisroel breaks out one of its national treasures: the Mishnayos of Pirkei Avos. This anthology of select ethical teachings, transmitted to us by...