In many communities, there is a Minhag of doing Kapparot in the eve of Yom Kippur, what is the best way to do the...

    By Rabbanit Coty Bittón We are very close to Rosh HaShana. The day on which we will be judged. Then come the aseret yeme Teshuba,...

Rosh HaShana, is a festive and joyful day, or a solemn and serious day? To understand the double aspect of Rosh HaShana, let me share...

Mishne Tora , Hilkhot Teshuba: Chapter 2, Halakha 10. "It is forbidden for a person to be cruel and refuse to forgive ... when someone...

אין התשובה ויום הכפורים מכפרים אלא על עבירות שבין אדם למקום Teshuba, repentance for what we did wrong, can happen in two separate areas. First,...

וכל עת שייכנס וייצא, יפגע בייחוד שמו של הקדוש ברוך הוא-ויזכור אהבתו, וייעור משינתו ושגייתו בהבלי הזמן Yesterday we mentioned the poem “Ben adam ma...

בֶּן אָדָם מַה לְּךָ נִרְדָּם AWAKENING # 1. Today is the second day of Elul. We are less than 40 days away from Yom Kippur, the...

We are finishing today exploring the Sixth Commandment, through examples which illustrate the extent and relevance of this commandant in our days, beyond the...

We continue to analyze the Sixth Commandment and its application in complex medical situations. Yesterday we explained that the Talmud discusses and allows under...

The case of abortion primarily discussed by the Talmud refers to what we call today "therapeutic abortion", i.e., when the life of the pregnant...