torah

You shall serve Hashem your G-d, and He will bless your bread and your water.[2] In the Hebrew text, the first half of the verse… Read More »Credit Where Credit Is Due

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1150 Taking State Farm To… Read More »We Would Have Legislated Just the Opposite!

“If you see the donkey of someone you hate crouching under its burden…you shall help repeatedly with him” (23:5) The Torah relates that we are… Read More »Help Me Help Myself

Certain things in life are given, at least for people reared according to Judaic values and ideals. Compassion for the weak and downtrodden. Sympathy for… Read More »Old Memories

One who serves [G-d] out of love studies Torah, [performs] the mitzvos (commandments), and goes in the paths of wisdom not because of any factor… Read More »Chapter 10, Law 2 – Abraham’s Devotion

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