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Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz This year, the fast of Asara B’Tevet (the Tenth of Tevet) is on Friday, and I’ve noticed that this is the only fast […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I know that women have special prayers they recite after they light Shabbat candles. Should we also be praying after we light Chanukah […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz The Book of Bereishit discusses at great length the many trials and challenges our forefathers Avraham (Abraham) and Yaakov (Jacob) faced. Yet, when […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz We find that Devorah (Deborah) was a judge and leader of the army, and other women in Tanach were prophetesses as well as […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz When studying Tanach (the written Torah) or searching online for a source or translation, can I use commentaries written by non-Jews or non-religious […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Many people have the custom to sing Mizmor L’David – Chapter 23 of Tehillim – three times at the third Shabbat meal. What […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz What went wrong?! Why did Hashem (God) bring such horrors to our nation on Simchat Torah, one of the happiest days of the […]
If you feel helpless, this message is for you! Rabbi Chaim Mintz tells us what we can do to help protect our Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel. May all […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz The Rambam tells us that there are some sins for which the regular, proper teshuvah (repentance) process is enough, while other sins require […]
