MISHPATIM: Human Law vs Divine Law
ואלה המשפטים אשר תשים לפניהם
כי תקנה עבד עברי
This week’s Parasha contains many Mitsvot, almost all of them belonging to the category of “Mishpatim”, Civil...
MISHPATIM: The Rights Of A Jewish Wife
The Ketuba, which is the Jewish marriage document, outlines the husband's obligations to his wife. During the wedding ceremony, the groom declares that he...
TU BISHBAT, understanding why you need a new year for trees
Tu Bishbat is the "new year of the trees." This "new year or cycle" is an halakhic concept relevant to some commandments of the...
My Most Favorite Ashkenazi Tradition
TAX SEASON
Tu Bishbat is not a religious holiday and is not mentioned in the Tora. The rabbis chose this date 2,000 years ago for...
YITRO: Serving God or Using God?
DUTIES OF THE BRAIN
This Shabbat we will read the Parasha Yitro, which contains the Ten Commandments, a subject of inexhaustible depth.
One example. The First...
“Maimonides and the Hostages Deal”, Miami FL, Jan 23, 2025
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Challa, Manna and Parnasa
After leaving Egypt and entering the desert, the Israelites began to suffer from a shortage of food and water. At that moment, one of...
BESHALLACH: The Bones of Yosef, the Danube River and the Shoah
Founded in 1989 in Israel, ZAKA was originally formed to respond to terror attacks and deal with the retrieval, identification and burial of the deceased.
(Written...
BESHALLACH: Miriam, and the audacity of hope
ותקח מרים הנביאה את התוף בידה
Miriam, Moshe’s (Moses) sister, was probably the most optimistic person in the history of Am Israel. I believe that...
SUMMARY OF BESHALLACH
PHARAOH'S REGRETAfter Pharaoh expels the Jewish slaves from his land, God does not lead them along a direct route to the Promised Land, because...
