Using a timer
28th of Cheshvan, 5771
Although it is forbidden to activate an electrical appliance on Shabbat it is permitted to use or have a benefit from...
Turning the other cheek to Amaleq- POSITIVE RESENTMENT
27th of Cheshvan, 5771Last week we explained the prohibition of hatred, and the ways to free our hearts from resentment by communicating our feelings...
Is smoking Kosher?
In previous weeks we mentioned the rabbinical prohibition of eating fish and meat together. We explained that this wasn't a ritual prohibition (isur) but...
How NOT to honor our parents
24th of Cheshvan, 5771Actions and attitudesKeeping our parent's dignity while performing the Mitzvah of Honoring our parents, is learned from a passage in the...
Cooking vs. Warming (Last part)
21st of Cheshvan, 5771
We explained that in Shabbat it is forbidden to cook food, however, if the food is already cooked we are allowed...
The formula for a hatred free life – PREVENTING HATRED
20th of Cheshvan, 5771Last week we explained the prohibition of hatred and how to become free of resentment by communicating to the offender our...
FISH and milk
19th of Cheshvan, 5771The Torah explicitly prohibits the mixing and consumption of meat and milk. The Rabbis extended this prohibition to include not only...
How to honor our parents?
17th of Cheshvan, 5771'Honor your father and your mother... " (Shemot 20.12)This is the Fifth of the 10 Commandments.It is the first of the...
Cooking vs. Warming (Part 2)
14th of Cheshvan, 5771
Last Friday I explained that in Shabbat we are forbidden to cook food . However, if the food is already cooked...
Damage control on hatred – What is Love?
13th of Cheshvan, 5771Last week we explained that the Torah commands us to 'love' our fellow men as we love ourselves. 'Love' means to...
