Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz: All the Jewish holidays are so food oriented, with lavish, extravagant meals. Shouldn’t they be days that focus on more spiritual stuff, like […]
Judaism 101
Judaism 101 offers insight into the beliefs, practices, and history of Judaism, providing a solid foundation for further study.
Shabbat Is A Weekly Day To Spiritually Recharge Shabbat is the seventh and final day of the week, a day to commemorate how Hashem (God) created the world over six […]
Make Shabbat Special! We have a mitzvah (commandment) to honor and enjoy Shabbat1. Kavod – honor, refers to preparations like cleaning the house, cooking, showering, and putting on nice clothes, […]
“And the earth had become corrupt before Hashem, and the earth had become filled with lawlessness. And Hashem saw the earth and behold it was corrupted, for all flesh had […]
Chanoch’s Greatness “And Chanoch walked with Hashem, but he ceased to exist, because Hashem had taken him”. Bereishit 5:24 Yalkut Reuveni quotes a Midrash that Chanoch (Enoch) would stitch shoes, […]
In The Beginning The Torah begins, “Bereishit barah elokim – in the beginning Hashem created” (Bereishit 1:1). Targum Yerushalmi renders, “with wisdom Hashem created”. Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch shlit”a explains that […]
We’ve talked about the mezuzah’s power and meaning—now let’s dive into its laws and see what makes this mitzvah so special in practice. What is Written Inside a Mezuzah? A […]
Steps To Return: The Rambam writes (laws of Teshuvah 2:7): “Yom Kippur is a time for teshuvah (repentance) for all, and it is the culmination of forgiveness for [the people […]
A Meal Fit For A King It’s fascinating: on Yom Kippur itself, we fast and afflict ourselves, yet just hours before, there is a mitzvah (commandment) to eat a festive […]
Well-known Miracles The Ramban1 presents a perspective regarding the mitzvah of mezuzah that challenges our perception of reality itself. He writes: “From the well-known great miracles, a person acknowledges the […]
