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It was an ordinary Sunday afternoon in yeshivah, when I noticed Yaakov Werblowsky putting on a tie right before Minchah. I assumed that he had… Read More »Dressed for the Occasion

When Yosef’s brothers arrived they prostrated themselves (vayishtachavu) before him. (Bereshith 42:6) Yosef’s brothers prostrated themselves fully before him, stretching out their hands and feet,… Read More »Precision In Prayer

QUESTION 24: HAVING THE MONEY FOR A LAWYER When a person goes to a lawyer, often the lawyer asks for some money down, and expects… Read More »Having The Money For A Lawyer

The Sages said: ‘[For] three sins a person is punished (lit., ‘it is collected from a person’) in this world, and he has no share… Read More »Chapter 7, Law 3(a) – Cynicism: The Joy of Inexistence, Part I

In this week’s reading, G-d tells Moshe to ascend Mt. Avarim and look upon the Promised Land, which Moshe would not enter. Rather, he would… Read More »The Face of A Dog

HASHEM said to Moshe, “Go up to this mountain and see the Land that I have given to the Children of Israel, you shall see… Read More »How Was Your Day in School?

The Mitzvah: An ordinary kohein, priest may not come in contact with a corpse or any other spiritually defiled object although he is permitted to… Read More »Tumas Kohen: Impure Contact

“… If a man will die and he has no son, you shall cause his inheritance to pass over to his daughter” (27:8) The Sefer… Read More »Because I Want To

The Story Dr. Feldman was sitting beside his friend Mr. Cohen in shul on Shabbos morning. After the Haftorah, he noted that Mr. Cohen did not… Read More »Musaf

There is a lesson, meted out in this week’s portion that has eternal ramifications upon the theological nature of the Jewish nation. It is a… Read More »Absolute Soul