RELIGIOUS INTEGRITY: Robbing and stealing
Stealing, in Hebrew geneba is when I take something that doesn't belong me without the owner of that object knowing. While robbing, gezela, is...
SHABBAT: Using sound amplifiers on Shabbat
It is not permitted to use sound amplifiers on Shabbat. Some rabbis consider it a Biblical prohibition, and others a Rabbinical restriction. This prohibition...
The Tenth Principle: God knows everything.
The Tenth principle asserts our belief that the Creator knows all the thoughts and actions of man, as it is said, "He who molds...
Rabbi Yehuda Alqalai (1798-1878)
Rabbi Yehuda Chai Alqalai (or Alkalai) was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia. He came to Israel with his parents at the age of 11. At...
RELIGIOUS INTEGRITY: When all depends on the intention
We have explained the prohibition of genebat da'at, i.e., when I falsely pretend that I care or I want to help, just to benefit from...
Fasting on the wedding day
In many Jewish communities it is customary for the groom to fast the day before the wedding. This is because according to the Talmud...
THE 13 PRINCIPLES: # 9. The Tora will not be changed or replaced
The ninth principle asserts that our God given Law, the Tora ( see this), could never be changed or replaced by another set of...
Rabbi Ytzhaq Nissim (1895-1981)
√ A picture of Rabbi Yitzchaq Nissim z'l.
Rabbi Yitzchaq Nissim was the Sephardic chief Rabbi of the State of Israel from 1955 to 1972. He was...
RELIGIOUS INTEGRITY: Leaving involuntarily a false positive impression
The Rabbis defined geneabt da'at (stealing other people mind) as a situation in which I mislead other people to think favorably about me or...
The “best man” or shushbinim
In ancient times, a member of the wedding party was known as the shushbin. We find that when Samson (=Shimshon) was married, he took thirty...
