Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz We are already deep into Elul, and I know it’s time I started preparing for the Day of Judgment, but I’m not sure how […]
Do you want to start celebrating Rosh Hashana, but have no idea where to begin? Join Rabbi Eli Bohm as he gives a quick overview of the laws and customs […]
An Oorah Holiday Guide Oorah’s “10 Minute” Guides are designed to help you “find your way around” the Yomim Tovim that mark the Jewish year. Our heritage is rich with […]
A Little Bit Of Light There’s a well-known expression used by many Rishonim and Kadmonim (Rabbinic authorities): “A little bit of light pushes away a lot of darkness.” I have […]
The Bnei Korach And Teki’at Shofar After all the preparations, when we stand in Shul for Teki’as Shofar (Shofar blasts), we recite a very moving chapter of Tehillim (Psalms) seven […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Do I have to protest when I see someone doing something wrong? I feel like it’s none of my business, and it makes […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I get angry at times, and I have been told that anger is like idol worship. Is anger really that bad? Is there […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Is it preferable to give charity anonymously or with fanfare? Levels of Tzedakah Anonymous Tzedakah There are a numerous levels of tzedakah (Jewish […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz The average person sleeps between six and eight hours a night and works around eight hours a day, leaving little time to accomplish […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Why do we place our heads on our arms during the Tachanun (supplication) prayer recited after Shemoneh Esrei (silent Amidah prayer), as if we were going […]
Farming, Effort, And God’s Blessing Growing crops is a long and challenging process. Farmers must wait patiently for the right conditions to plant their seeds. Once planted, the seeds need […]
You Can Choose To Be Blessed Or Cursed This week’s Torah reading describes at length the terrible suffering which will befall upon the Jewish nation should they not conduct themselves […]
Lessons of Emunah, Tzedakah, and Shabbat There are stories we choose to tell—and then there are stories we are chosen to carry. This is one of the latter. From the […]
