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Volume 38, No. 30
3 Iyar 5784
May 11, 2024
Sponsored by David and Micheline Peller on the yahrzeit of her father Baruch ben Noach ...read more
Not For Everyone
Speak to the entire assembly of the Bnei Yisrael and say to them, “You shall be holy, for I, Hashem your G-d, am holy.”[1]
A midrash[2] homes ...read more
The Power of Speech—Rather Than Hurt Feelings—Is the Lesson of “Lo Sekalel Cheresh”
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand's Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1289 – ...read more
In the “Judging Business”
This week we read the parsha of Kedoshim. "And Hashem spoke to Moshe saying: Speak to the entire congregation of Bnei Yisroel and say to them: ...read more
Understand The Warning
"...the two of them shall be put to death..." (20:11)
Parshas Kedoshim contains the consequences that befall a person who engages in the ...read more
A Critical Difference
Why do we cringe when our flaws and shortcomings are pointed out to us? Why do we find criticism such a bitter pill to swallow? Logic would seem ...read more
Motherhood & Shabbos Pie
"One must revere his mother and father and observe my Shabbos, I am Hashem your L-rd" (Leviticus 19:3)
By combining the mitzvos of respecting ...read more
Soul Ladder
THE MITZVAH TO be holy is an interesting one because it is one of the few for which a reason is given. God told us that we have to be holy ...read more
The Land of Israel Will Flow with Milk and Honey
For the people of the land who preceded you, did all of these abominations, and the land became defiled. And let the land not vomit you out for ...read more
Humility or Vanity?
Hashem spoke to Moshe after the death of Aharon’s two sons, when they drew close before Hashem, and they died.[1]
Ramban, citing Ibn Ezra, ...read more
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Returning a Borrowed Book
QUESTION 58: RETURNING A BORROWED BOOK
If I borrow a book from someone, and both of us forget about it, is that a transgression? How much an ...read more
Signs of Truth I
At first the Almighty created the heavens and the earth. (Bereshith 1:1)
Every artisan has their own unique signature that they integrate ...read more
Health Reasons
"You will be drawn after your body" (Melachim I 14,9). Chazal explain that the phrase "your body" (go'vechah) can also be read to mean ...read more
Who Hast Not Made Me a Woman Part II
"BLESSED ART THOU, O LORD OUR G-D, KING OF THE UNIVERSE, WHO HAS NOT MADE ME A WOMAN."
AN EXAMINATION OF RABBINICAL INTEGRITY RELATED TO THE ...read more
Chapter 8, Law 1(a) – The Coming of the End, Part I
The good which is reserved (lit., 'hidden') for the righteous is the life of the World to Come. This is the eternal life (lit., 'the life which ...read more
Chapter 5, Mishna 14: Challenges – Not Problems
There are four types of temperaments. One who is quick to become angry and quick to calm down -- his gain is outweighed by his loss. One who is ...read more
Truthfulness With A Shadchan
QUESTION 57:
How truthful must one be when talking to a shadchan (match-maker) - or anyone helping to find a shidduch (match) - about the ...read more
Fear Induced Lies – Response to Question
Dear Rabbi Travis,
Does the Torah's prohibition of "Distance yourself from falsehood" apply in a case where someone finds himself in a ...read more
Practicing Sorcery
"You should not eat on blood" (Vayikra 19,26). Rashi explains that this verse alludes to the prohibition of eating sacrifices before their blood ...read more
Who Hast Not Made Me a Woman Part I
"BLESSED ART THOU, O LORD OUR G-D, KING OF THE UNIVERSE, WHO HAST NOT MADE ME A WOMAN."
An introductory essay on one of the most ...read more