Compulsive liars
Today is Rosh Chodesh Shebat , 5771The Torah forbids to lie.The Torah distinguishes between different levels of lying. In Shemot 23, 7 the...
Gardening and shaping habits
Today is the 29th day of Tebet, 5771Maimonides (Rambam) writes in Hilkhot De'ot Ch. 1, that we all have different habits and tendencies. ...
HONORING PARENTS After they pass away
Today is the 27th day of Tebet, 5771Honoring parents is a Mitzva that extends after our parents pass away. The Laws of Abelut (mourning)...
The inconveniet truth
Today is the 23rd day of Tebet, 5771The rabbis explained that we come closer to God to the extent that we are willing to...
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...
