All That’s Left is Torah This week’s Torah reading, Parshat Bechukotai, warns us that if we fail to keep the Torah properly, we will be exiled from our land, and […]
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Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I have recently heard people speaking about seeking a pressure-free environment, where they can just take it easy. Is such a sentiment in […]
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 […]
The Snooze Function If you use an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning, or even in the afternoon, you’re probably familiar with a feature called, “snooze.” First […]
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 […]
In Mizmor Lisoda, a part of our daily morning prayers, we say a passage from Tehillim (psalms): “Ivdu es Hashem bisimcha, bo’u lifanav birnana – serve Hashem with joy, come […]
What is the difference between the Torah and the Talmud? What is the Talmud? Is the Talmud part of the Bible? And what is Rabbinic Judaism? Rabbinic Tradition? What is […]
Sefirat Ha’Omer – Should We Not Celebrate? On the second night of Pesach, we began counting the Omer. Night after night, for 49 nights, we count down to Shavuot, that […]
All We Take With Us Here comes a tale of what happened to us, When we left Eretz Yisroel. We sent back a lift with all of our stuff. Big […]
The Torah Commandment for Daily Torah Study The Rambam (Hilchos Talmud Torah 1:8) says that every Jewish man has to set aside a time daily for Torah study, both during […]
