Our Tora is very strict with the prohibition of lying. In Shemot 23:7 the Pasuq says:midebar sheqer tirchaq "Keep yourself away from lying". There are...

  "A core predictor of which families produce children who grow up to be described as "mentchen" (=decent and good) children is the amount and...

  Previously we explained (see here) that Rabbi Yehuda Bibas served as the chief rabbi of the island of Corfu (today's Greece) from the year 1831...

Last week we explained what were the three prerequisites for a person to be a candidate for prophecy (see here). Besides being a God fearing...

The Tora is very strict about our obligation to say the truth and our duty to keep away from falsehood.  Speaking the truth and...

בהנ"ו ערב פורים ה'תשע"אErev Purim 5771Dear member of the Community,I hope this letter finds you excitedly anticipating the wonderful holiday of Purim. Rejoicing the...

Can a Jewish mother undergo during her pregnancy prenatal screening tests. In other words, all those routine tests aimed to detect certain genetic conditions...

  Previously (see here) we mentioned that Rabbi Yehuda Bibas served as the Rabbi of the Island of Corfu (today, Greece) from 1831 to 1850. Rabbi...

  The Prophets of Israel were exceptional human beings, called by God to rebuke the Jewish people. In order to be credible preachers, the Prophets had to...

Question: A car seller agreed over the phone to sell to Mr. A a car for 5000 dollars. Mr. A will come to buy...

Previously (see here) we explained that the modern rabbis have very different opinions on the issue of abortion, when facing a congenital disease. We presented...

  Previously, we've explained that we should pray exclusively and directly to God (see here ) and communicate with Him only by means of prayer. Sometimes,...

In the Tora it is written: (vayiqra 19:36) "You shall have just balances, just weights, a just epha, and a just hin; I am...

As we previously explained (see here) the fact that a case is not dealt with in Talmudic and early Rabbinic sources, virtually warrants a lack...

Today, I would like to start writing about one of the most prominent Sephardic rabbis of modern Jewish history, Rabbi Yehuda Bibas. His thoughts...

  The Fifth Principle says that it is proper to pray only to God, and one may no pray to any one else besides Him. We...

  In the Talmud Yebamot 63a the Rabbis gave many advices on the issue of shidukhim (=finding your spouse. See here).  One of them is:...

The issue of abortion in case of a congenital disorder could not have been directly addressed in older rabbinic sources. Only today we have...

The Tora instructs us to judge people giving them the benefit of the doubt. By doing this, we fulfill a very important Mitzva:betzedeq tishpot...

Shebat is the eleventh month of the Hebrew year counting from Nisan. Rosh Chodeh Shebat consists always of one day, because the preceding month, Tebet,...