Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz In the nursing home where I work, I noticed that many patients have a DNR (“do not resuscitate” order). This means that if […]
Judaism 101
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Since Hashem (God) created everything for a purpose, why did He create depression? What good can possibly come out of one who is […]
By Rabbi Pinchos Fried Table of Contents Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah What is the significance of becoming Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah? How should these occasions be celebrated? And […]
Take a Contribution or Give a Contribution? In the beginning of this week’s Torah reading, the Almighty gives the order to initiate a fundraising campaign to finance the Mishkan (Tabernacle). […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz The Gemara (Sanhedrin 96b) tells us that Haman’s descendants converted to Judaism and became great Torah scholars. Why would the evil Haman, who […]
Equal Opportunity In this week’s Torah reading, Parshat Mishpatim, the Torah warns a judge to reject false claims. It would be superfluous to say that one cannot accept outright false […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Since everything that happens is from God and the Nazis were merely agents to carry out His Master Plan, why are people always […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I find myself so busy sometimes that I seem to lose track of thinking about God being part of my life. How can […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz You always talk about God being so benevolent and compassionate. If that is the case, why do we have the concept of “Keil […]
Confounding Criticism In this week’s Torah reading, Yitro (Jethro), the father-in-law of Moshe (Moses), joins the Jews in the desert. The following day, after Yitro enters the camp of the […]
