torah

Friday Night I TOLD YOU so. Famous words, usually said to someone who chose to ignore a warning and later paid for it. Somehow at… Read More »THIS Is THAT

“When you spread out your hands I will hide My eyes from you, even when you say your prayers I will not hear, for your… Read More »Bloody Hands

“Anochi (It is I), Esav your firstborn.” (Bereshith 27:19) Yaakov is the symbol of truth, as the verse testifies, “Give truth to Yaakov.” 1 How… Read More »Concealed Falsehood

QUESTION 82: COPYING ONE’S OWN CD FOR SAFEKEEPING Can I make a copy of my own CD or tape, and put it away, in case… Read More »Copying One’s Own CD for Safekeeping

Edited by Elizabeth Fried In Hebrew, the word for man – “ish” – and the word for woman – “isha” – are each written with… Read More »The Eternal Jewish Bride: A Survey of Jewish Marriage Customs

A person should always accustom himself to keeping silent … So too regarding words of Torah and wisdom. The words of the scholar should be… Read More »Chapter 2, Law 4(c) – Scaling the Heights

Shemaya and Avtalyon received the transmission from them [the previous generation of scholars, listed in Mishna 8]. Shemaya said: Love work, despise high position, and… Read More »Chapter 1, Mishna 10: Work Makes Equal

These are the journeys of the children of Israel who left the land of Egypt in their legions, under the charge of Moshe and Aaron.… Read More »We Are Climbing Continuously

You shall drive out all the inhabitants of the Land before you. You shall destroy all their prostration stones, destroy all of their molten images.… Read More »Taking Proper Possession

Our daughter was just 2 years old when there was a fire in the apartment above ours. We all waited nervously on the hill outside… Read More »Fight to Love, or Love to Fight?