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You shall neither prostrate yourself before them nor worship them, for I, HASHEM, your G-d, am a zealous God, Who visits the iniquity of the… Read More »Complain All You Want

“Judaism views sexuality in marriage as an expression of the couple’s deeper spiritual bond. In the temporary absence of physical relations, a couple is encouraged… Read More »Intimacy: The Jewish Approach, Part II

QUESTION: I have an opportunity to work for an online sales company. Here’s how their business works: They post a price on their website which… Read More »Overcharging for Accessories

“… I saw Hashem sitting on a throne … Seraphim stood above Him; each one had six wings. With two he covered his face, with… Read More »Standing Before Hashem

Recently I was presented with an interesting she’eila. One of my roles as a communal rav is that of watching over the local cemetery. No,… Read More »Chapter One Hundred Forty-Six

“And her brother [Lavan] and her mother said, ‘Let the girl stay with us for a few days or months, and then she will go.’”… Read More »Switching

Rabbi Shimon ben (son of) Yehuda said in the name of Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai: Beauty, strength, wealth, honor, wisdom, old age, fullness of years,… Read More »Chapter 6, Mishna 8(a): Peace and the Messiah – Part I

After the great miracles of the Exodus — the splitting of the sea, the falling of the Manna, and the Jewish victory when attacked by… Read More »Delayed Gratitude

Shabbos Night YISRO WAS quite the character. In modern-day terms, he’d be one of those multi-faceted personalities with a foot in all kinds of worlds.… Read More »Yisro

BS”D Volume 35, No. 17 24 Shevat 5781 February 6, 2021 Sponsored by Martin and Michelle Swartz on the 9th yahrzeit of Martin’s father Paul… Read More »The Chosen