August 2026

If a man shall have committed a sin whose judgment is death…his body shall not remain for the night on the gallows…for a hanging body… Read More »Post-Mortem Missteps[1]

When a man takes a wife … (Devarim 24:1) When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, nor… Read More »The Sweet Secret of a Successful Marriage

בס”ד Volume 40, No. 43 9 Elul 5786 August 22, 2026 Sponsored by Dr. Irving Katz and family on the yahrzeit of father-in-law and grandfather… Read More »The Winning Strategy

God said to Noach, “The end of all flesh has come before Me; the world is filled with crime because of them. I am going… Read More »Petty Larceny

There is a midrash I saw years ago about Eliyahu HaNavi meeting a fisherman that became relevant for a new book I am just finishing,… Read More »Short Sale

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1435 – Paying a Worker… Read More »Believe In Yourself, and the Ribono Shel Olam Will Do Likewise

This week’s portion deals with an array of mitzvos, many dealing between man and his fellow man. They range from issues concerning lost objects and… Read More »…And It’s All Small Stuff

Creditors and debtors are on opposite sides of the fence. The debtor, usually strapped for money and barely able to feed his family, wants to… Read More »Don’t Take the Millstones

(TZEDEK – TZEDEK) Justice -justice shall you pursue, that you may live and possess the land HASHEM, your G-d, is giving you. (Devarim 16:20) What… Read More »Righteous Rightness

He shall write for himself a copy of this Torah in a book…[2] One might expect the king to enjoy certain privileges and exemptions. When… Read More »Why Two?[1]