Have you ever noticed that some people running companies have trusted staff working for them, while other people seem to be doing everything themselves? You might think one company has […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz: Lately, there’s been a trend of adding musical instruments to Hallel and Selichot. Should this innovation be welcomed or avoided? Rabbi Chaim Mintz […]
In this week’s Torah reading, Avraham sends his loyal servant, Eliezer, to his birthplace Padan Aram, where his extended family resides, to find a suitable bride for his son, Yitzchak. […]
Parshas Chayei Sarah describes the journey of Abraham’s servant, Eliezer, who was sent on a mission to Padan Aram to find a wife for his master’s son, Isaac. As Eliezer […]
The Final Test From God The Mishnah (Avos 5:3) says that our patriarch, Abraham, was handed ten major tests by God. Rabbeinu Yonah writes that the final test was an […]
Avraham’s Search for a Burial Plot In this week’s Torah reading, Avraham (Abraham) was searching for a suitable burial plot for his deceased wife, Sara. He took interest in a plot […]
How We Keep Shabbat: This table is a short overview of the 39 melachot (activities prohibited on Shabbat). However, the laws and details of Shabbat are complex and must be […]
What Is Shamor? “שָׁמוֹר אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת לְקַדְּשׁוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ ד’ אֱלֹקיךָ” Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Hashem your God commanded you. Devarim 5:11 Shamor means […]
Two Parts Of Shabbat Every Jewish soul was present at Har Sinia (Mount Sinai) when Hashem (God) gave us the Torah. So YOU were there too! Do you remember? When […]
Farewell To Shabbat Havdalah is the name of the short ceremony we do after nightfall at the conclusion of Shabbat. The word havdalah literally means to differentiate or distinguish. This […]
