SHABBAT: Cooking from Yom Tob to Shabbat

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  Erub Tabshilin means "mixing of foods," whereby one prepares a plate with food prior to a Jewish Holiday (Yom Tob) which will be followed by...

Lending Money and Tzedaqa

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One of the 613 Mitzvot of the Tora is lending money, without interest, to a fellow Jew who needs it (Shemot 22:24). Helping a...

The 13 principles of Jewish faith: # 6: the mission of...

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  Many people think of a prophet as any person who sees the future. While the gift of prophecy certainly includes the ability to see the...

RELIGIOUS INTEGRITY: Lying to preserve peace

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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...

SHABBAT: At-risk youth and Shabbat dinner

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

Rabbi Yehuda Bibas (1776-1852) and the independence of Israel

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  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...

PRINCIPLE 6: The Prophets of Israel (2 of 3)

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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...

RELIGIOUS INTEGRITY: Representing and misrepresenting God

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

LETTER of RABBI AVRAHAM NISSANIAN

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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...

Jewish Bioethics: Prenatal genetic screening (4 of 4)

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