torah

One of the very well-known commandments that appears in this week’s reading of the Torah is the injunction not to place a stumbling block in… Read More »Advising the Blind

The Mitzvah: The Torah famously instructs “you shall love your fellow as yourself, I am G-d” (Leviticus 19:18). The mitzvah of ahavas Yisrael, love of… Read More »Love Your Neighbor: Who Needs Friends?

“…the two of them shall be put to death…” (20:11) Parshas Kedoshim contains the consequences that befall a person who engages in the prohibited consanguineous… Read More »Understand The Warning

Why do we cringe when our flaws and shortcomings are pointed out to us? Why do we find criticism such a bitter pill to swallow?… Read More »A Critical Difference

“Speak to the entire assembly of the Children of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for holy am I, G-d your Lord.”… Read More »More Power To You

This week, the Torah not only teaches us the basics of getting along with one’s neighbor, it also codifies the elementary rules of behavior that… Read More »Burden of Reproof

Friday Night THERE IS A mitzvah, in this week’s parsha, of not placing a stumbling block before the blind. It is not talking about an… Read More »Secret to Holiness

Each and every one of us is subject to this system– as a rule. But the influence of the stars can be undone by a… Read More »Chapter 7: The Influence of the Stars – Paragraph 3

If one sees his fellow sin or following an improper path, he is obligated to return him to the better [path], and to inform him… Read More »Chapter 6, Law 7(a) – G-d Up Close

What does it mean to live life to its fullest? Do you imagine reading a storybook with your (grand)children, vacationing on the Mediterranean, or skydiving?… Read More »Lawfully Good