03 Feb REAL MESSAGES
Parshas Yisro. The parsha that tells of our nation receiving The Aseres Hadibros. A most monumental moment in the history of our people. A time when HaShem Himself spoke to all those assembled at...
Parshas Yisro. The parsha that tells of our nation receiving The Aseres Hadibros. A most monumental moment in the history of our people. A time when HaShem Himself spoke to all those assembled at...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, Thanks for your column. I look forward to reading it each week in The Jewish Vues. Here is my issue. At what point should a person start dating?...
When one begins construction in an area which contains fruit trees the question arises if one is allowed to cut them down. This is a very common issue when doing construction in the mountains where there are a lot of...
I. Shabbos and Popular Culture Stop, in the Name of G-d is a surpris- ing book of praise for a traditional Jewish practice by a leading Christian figure. Charlie Kirk, the right wing polit- ical activist and devout Christian,...
In the beginning of Parashat Beshalah, we are told that as Beneh Yisrael left Egypt, Moshe made a point of bringing with him Yosef’s remains. Many years earlier, before Yosef died, he made his brothers promise that...
I would like to share a Medrash in Shemos Rabbah that does not refer directly to a verse in Parshas B’Shalach, but rather refers to a pasuk in Psalms regarding an incident in Parshas B’Shalach: “Our fathers in...
Last week, we started discussing the fundamental attribute of middah k’neged middah, measure for measure; how Hashem punishes and rewards to exactly match a person’s own behavior. We cited the Rambam who says that this is a thread that...
The Chofetz Chaim asks: Why did Hakadosh Baruch Hu split the sea only after Bnei Yisrael entered it? This is a lesson for all generations: A person must do hishtadlus; he must jump into the sea. He mustn’t be idle....
If a kitchen has only one sink, what halachic considerations apply regarding milk and meat? There are several important considerations. Residue from milchig and fleishig utensils can mix in the sink, potentially creating...
See that Hashem has given you the Shabbos; therefore, He gave you two days’ worth of bread on the sixth day. Shemos 16:29 The Source The Gemara in Pesachim (100b) teaches that one should not bring bread out to...