Welcoming Shabbat
22nd of Tebet, 5771
Every day, my father in law, who lives in Ashdod, Israel, would go to the market and come home with some...
Maimonides on extremes
Today is the 22nd day of Tebet, 5771Maimonides (Rambam) writes in Hilkhot De'ot Ch. 1, that we all have different personalities and tendencies.To illustrate,...
Senile parents, a case study from the Talmud
The rabbis of the Talmud addressed the question of honoring one's parents when they are senile or mentally disabled.
They examine a case of a...
SHABBAT and alarm systems
Today is the 17th day of Tebet, 5771
It is permitted to set an alarm system on a private residence which will operate on Shabbat,...
Identifying the ‘Truth’
Today is the 16th day of Tebet, 5771Saying the truth, speaking and acting truthfully, is one of the principles human civilization is founded upon...
Maimonides on habits formation
Today is the 15th day of Tebet, 5771Maimonides (Rambam) affirms in Hilkhot De'ot that we're all driven by habits. These habits are part of...
Disobeying parents for their own good
Today is the 13th day of Tebet, 5771Honoring our parents includes obeying them and pleasing their wishes, especially when dealing with something they wish...
The four fast days
10th of Tebet, 5771
Today, the 10th of Tebet, is one of the four fast days in which we remember the destruction of our first...
The fast of 10 of Tebet, Friday, December 17th, 2010
9th of Tebet, 5771
Nowadays our calendar's calculation is such that the only public fast which can fall on a Friday is the 10th of...
The fast of the 10th of Tebet
8th day of Tebet, 5771
Approximately in the year 300 BCE, on the 8th of Tebet, King Ptolemy of Egypt forced 70 Jewish scholars to...
