THE EIGHTH PRINCIPLE: The Tora is from Heaven
Last week we explained that the Eighth of the 13 Principles of Judaism asserts that the Tora that we now have is the same...
RELIGIOUS INTEGRITY: Stealing people’s mind
In the previous weeks we explained the prohibition of lying. Today we will start to explore a similar concept which is called in Hebrew...
THE RING: Why plain, why gold, and why no stones?
At a Jewish wedding, the moment the groom hands the ring to the bride is not a romantic gesture or a formality. It is...
THE 13 PRINCIPLES: #8. The accuracy of the Biblical Text
The Eighth of the Thirteen principles of Jewish faith asserts that the Tora which at present time is in our possession is the same...
Emmanuel Hai Ricci (1688-1743)
Rabbi Ricci (or Riqi) was born in Ferrara, Italy. When he was six his father died and his mother's brother, Jedidia Rabbino, undertook to...
RELIGIOUS INTEGRITY: Can we lie to avoid embarrasment?
The Tora instructed us to stick to the truth and stay away from lies. We have already seen, however, that in some exceptional cases...
CHUPA: The wedding ring
Once the Rabbi who presides the wedding (Mesadder Kiddushin) pronounces the first two blessings (see here), the ceremony of Kiddushin (=consecration) takes place. The...
THE 13 PRINCIPLES. # 7. Moshe reached the highest level of...
Previously, we explained that we Jews believe that Moshe attained the highest level of prophecy (see here).
One of the differences between Moshe and all...
Rabbi David Pardo (1718-1790)
Rabbi David Pardo, (1718-1790) was a famous Sephardic Rabbi, a prolific author and a poet. He was born in Venice, Italy. At a young...
RELIGIOUS INTEGRITY: Three Kosher Lies (Part 2 of 2)
Last week we examined two of three cases in which the Rabbis said that one can deviate from the truth. The first one was masekhta,...
