The entire world heard about the spectacular miracles of Yetziat Mitzrayim (the Exodus from Egypt). As the verse says, “The nations heard and trembled” (Shemot 15:14). Yet for most of […]
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Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz There is someone in my life whom I am constantly helping, but he never makes any effort to help himself. How do I deal with this situation? […]
As I sit here writing this piece in Jerusalem, I’m enjoying a brief respite from the near-constant sounds of the new train station being built right outside my window. It […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I’m musically gifted and have always dreamed of using my talent in a meaningful way, such as becoming a professional chazzan. But between family, work, and […]
Let’s Be Real This week’s Torah reading begins to tell us about the journey of the Jews through the desert on their way to the Land of Israel. They reached […]
Food From Heaven—And the Food We Call “Natural” Can we imagine what it would be like to wake up one morning and find our food waiting for us — not […]
Delighting in the Ordinary This week’s Torah reading describes the exciting moment of when the Jews were finally freed from Egypt. We can only imagine the great excitement which filled […]
A Surprising Mitzvah for a Non-Kosher Animal Among the thousands of species of animals on the planet, the donkey stands apart in a most surprising way. Despite being a non-kosher […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Can a person be too religious, “too frum,” in their commitment to Torah and mitzvot (Torah commandments)? Rabbi Chaim Mintz responds: What Does […]
Why Didn’t Moshe Perform the First Plagues? The time had come for the Egyptians to be held accountable for the suffering they had inflicted upon the Jewish people. God decreed […]
