Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz The world is in shock over the wildfires raging in California, where lives have been lost and the destruction is nothing short of […]
Judaism 101
Judaism 101 offers insight into the beliefs, practices, and history of Judaism, providing a solid foundation for further study.
Why Did God Inflict Disaster? In this week’s Torah reading, God commanded Moshe (Moses), time after time, to strike the land of Egypt with plagues, as a consequence for Pharaoh’s […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I often perform mitzvot (Torah commandments) without much thought or meaning, like I’m just going through the motions. Do such mitzvot still count? […]
A Sign of Laxity? In this week’s Torah reading, Moshe (Moses) approaches Pharaoh and tells him to free the Jews from their slavery. Pharaoh refuses to do this, and in […]
Chesed Shel Emet – Kindness to the Dead In the beginning of this week’s Torah reading, Yaakov (Jacob) summoned his son Yosef (Joseph) and requested of him to do “kindness […]
< Lesson 17: Dessert and Cleanup – Muktzah, Borer, and More Lesson 18: How to Make Havdalah Introduction to the Havdalah Service Welcome to Lesson 18: How to Make Havdalah. […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Oorah’s new song, “Hashem Needs Every Yid (God Needs Every Jew),” has become an international sensation. But isn’t that heretical? Since Hashem is […]
A Dramatic Confrontation In the end of last week’s Torah reading, Parshat Mikeitz, Binyamin (Benjamin) was framed for having stolen the goblet of the ruler of Egypt, Yosef (Joseph). At […]
Of Thanks and Praise On Chanukah, we add a special prayer to the regular prayers and to Birchat Hamazon (Grace after meals) – the prayer of Al Hanisim. The Al […]
Yellow Light, Red Light, 1-2-3 It was a typical, busy day, and I was driving back from some errands. Thankfully, the line at the bank wasn’t too long, and I […]
