After the Ketuba is read, it is signed by two witnesses. The role of the witnesses is obviously witnessing to the marital status of...

עד שבא שמעון בן שטח ותיקן שיהא כותב לה: כל נכסי אחראין לכתובתה כתובות פ"ב Yesterday, we explained that the Ketuba...

As we have previously explained, the Ketuba is the document that records the obligations of the Jewish husband toward his wife. The text of...

The second part of the Ketuba states the obligations of the husband towards his wife. The groom declares to his bride that he is...

The word "Ketuba" means "document". The Ketuba, in the strict sense of the word, is not a contract between husband and wife. It is...

Immediately after the ceremony of the giving of the ring (qiddushin) the groom wears a Talit (a prayer shawl). The custom is to...

Previously, we explained that the Jewish wedding consists of two steps: Qiddushin and Hupa, which today are integrated into one single ceremony. We...

Maimonides explains that the institution of marriage is a Biblical innovation (MT Hilkhot Ishut 1:1). Before the Tora was given to the Jewish people,...

The Jobar Synagogue, Eliyahu haNabi, considered the oldest in the world, was destroyed in May 2014 during the Syrian civil war.   Rabbi Israel Najara ישראל...

Pasuq 1. Of David. The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their actions are vile;   no one of...

אנה ה 'תשכחני נצח עד אנא תסתיר פניך ממני עד אנה אשית עצות בנפשי יגון בלבבי יומם עד אנה ירום אויבי עלי  13: 2 How long, O HaShem,...

1. Lamenatseah 'al haSheminit, psalm of David. Like the majority of the Psalms, this too was composed by David HaMelekh, who suffered, and personally witnessed,...

Rabbi Tam ibn Yehia was one of the most important rabbis of his generation. He was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1475. In 1496, when the...

Yesterday we explained the words of Rabbi Yaaqob: this life is a preparation for the life to come. Today, we are going to expand a little...

רבי יעקב אומר, העולם הזה דומה לפרוזדור בפני העולם הבא. התקן עצמך בפרוזדור, כדי שתכנס לטרקלין   Rabbi Ya'aqob used to say that this life is like...

עיניו יחזו עפעפיו יבחנו בני אדם (11:1) In this Mizmor David's friends advise him and his family to flee. They say that the enemy is...

Yesterday we explained that giving the benefit of the doubt is one of the 613 commandments of the Tora. We also explored the benefits...

והוי דן את כל האדם לכף זכות     "Yehoshua ben Perahia used to say, make for yourself a teacher, invest in a friend, and judge others...

והוי דן את כל האדם לכף זכות "Yehoshua ben Perahia used to say, make for yourself a teacher, invest in a friend, and judge others...

כי ידוע הוא שהמעלה הגדולה אשר אין אחריה מעלה היא שיהיה האדם טוב לשמים וטוב לבריות מגן אבות לרשב"ץ, הקדמה Rabbi Shimon Duran (Rashbets, 1361-1444) explains...