Given the display of moral decline in the most elite universities, there is no better time to reassess the age-old question of whether it is halachically permissible to attend college and university. This involves a careful consideration of...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, Thank you so much for your column. I enjoy reading it each week. I have been in the dating parsha for about a year now. My problem is...
The Gemorah says that one may not earn money on Shabbos. Money earned on Shabbos is called sechar shabbos and is prohibited in order to prevent one from conducting business on Shabbos. The issur of sechar shabbos is even if the...
I. Employment and Slavery The issue of drafting Israeli yeshiva students into the IDF is a perennial political topic. I would like to discuss a related topic but without any political connection. In order to survive, a country has...
At the end of Parashat Emor, the Torah tells an upsetting story about a man from Beneh Yisrael who got into a fight, and as a result, he publicly cursed Hashem, Heaven forbid. The Rabbis explain that...
Have No Regrets When You Offer Your Thanksgiving Offering In addition to the mitzvos of the Kehunah, this week’s Parsha contains some of the mitzvos which pertain to Korbonos. The pasuk [verse] states “If you will bring a Thanksgiving...
The tfilah Elokai N’ztor continues with, “V’chol hachosh’vim alai ra’ah, meheirah hafeir atzasam v’kalkeil machashavtam – All those who plot evil against me, may their plans be quickly foiled and their machinations be ruined.” The Avudraham beautifully explains that this...
Parshas Kedoshim. “Kedoshim te’hiyu, You shall be holy...
Judge Favorably This week’s parsha, Kedoshim, contains a commandment, which we often do not think about as such: “With Justice you shall judge your fellow man.” The Talmud gives two different interpretations for this verse. According to one opinion,...
While some are counting down to Mother’s Day this Sunday with great excitement and anticipation, many are looking at the calendar with dread and anxiety. For those desperately longing to have a child but have been denied by nature...