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The more successful we are and the more money and power we have, the more we forget who gave us all that success.
It further posits that, accordingly, some people, simply on account of their race, are inherently oppressors or victims and that our racial identities are more important than our common status as human beings and Americans.
Last week, Prime Minister Netanyahu suffered what seemed like a severe political setback. The parties seeking to replace him, with the support of the Arab Ra'am party, formed a majority on a strategic Knesset committee.
That evening, while her husband was out, in the private recesses of their bedroom, Esther sobbed, “Hashem, I am not asking You why You put us in this trying economic situation. I am asking You what You want me to do.”
Emotional intelligence therefore grounds children as people who can interact positively with others and continue to develop even as the playing field gets more difficult and challenging. This extends to shidduchim as well.
If one made early Shabbos and postponed beginning the meal until after nightfall, he would be obligated to recite Shema prior to eating.
I’m sure we can all agree that asking for a picture doesn’t stem from a deep desire to connect emotionally with someone prior to a date.
Since the computer desk and eating table are different items, one of you should set a price on either one, separately, and the other can buy or sell at that price.
By Irwin Cohen
I saw pictures of him in the sports section of the newspaper delivered to our house, and I devoured any story and box score with his name.
Which Way? ‘All One’s Turns Shall Be To The Right’ (Yoma 15b)
When social pressure enters the picture, tznius goes out the window, and she must be profaned for her own good; otherwise, she will not have a chance to marry a “catch.”
It is important to validate your daughter’s feelings and tell her that this behavior was unacceptable.
They are deaf to protestations that there are whole areas of knowledge (even when they conform to the Torah’s perspective) that are only taught to our children when they are no longer children and ready to marry.
By Hillel Fendel and Chaim Silberstein / KeepJerusalem.org
Atarot's sister-settlement, N'vei Yaakov, has now become two flourishing Jewish neighborhoods – N'vei Yaakov and Pisgat Ze'ev – in which many tens of thousands of residents reside.
These days, we have a particular craving for control, and tend to worry about everything!
In BHA”B season, the age-old argument on whether to open or close the shul’s windows tends to rear its ugly head. The fact that such disputes occur in shuls is not coincidental.
These three years are meant to atone for Adam's sin – the sin of impatience.
I was so much indebted to these heroes; what more could I do to keep their memories alive?
The Kapishnitzer Rebbe promised her that her son would return to the fold very soon.
If the American Jewish community thinks boycotting Israel is a Jewish value, then, by all means, it should welcome J Street and JVP into leadership roles in the Jewish establishment.
Question: Why do some people eat matzah on Pesach Sheni? Harry Koenig
The entire process takes just minutes, and its UV-C light and ultrasonic wave technology kills 99.9 percent of bacteria, germs, and mites.
So, too, is America hated for placing the Bible at the center of its value system, its belief in being a "second" chosen people, its freedoms, and its capitalism.
Logically, they knew that people in their situation are exempt. But as they witnessed all the other Jews performing such a great mitzvah, it deeply bothered them that they couldn’t join them.
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
All the high ideals in the world count for little until they are turned into habits of action that become habits of the heart.
By Tzvi Fishman
One cannot rightly call a community a “light to the nations” when more than half of it is assimilating. It isn’t a light even unto itself.
At the time of the quartet’s composition, Beethoven had become interested in the music of George Handel’s Saul (1738), which led him to study early Hebrew music.
Indeed, Minneapolis authorities got the point and have transformed the city into a virtual fortress with more than 3,000 National Guard troops in the city and shops and businesses boarded up.
We must also stop on this very special day and say is that all? Is that all Hashem wants from us, to return home and that’s it?
Should one take sides in a family fight? If yes, under what circumstances?
The semantic range of “dod” later expanded to include lover or companion, as the word seems to mean throughout Song of Songs.
According to The New York Times, the court noted that under French law, “a person is not criminally responsible if suffering, at the time of the event, from psychic or neuropsychic disturbance that has eliminated all discernment or control” over his acts.
What we have here is a game of "Mexican chicken" to see who blinks first. There cannot really be a viable left-wing/Arab/fake right government – the numbers just aren't there.
Of course, everyone is reading and writing about productivity today in a world that doesn’t sleep, and perhaps Duhigg’s book is an oversimplification of our daily race against the clock.
My inability to lift myself from lying on the grass with his children happened before I began phone calls for him to put feet on a stepladder and change a ceiling light bulb.
A person who doesn’t uphold his verbal commitments is termed untrustworthy – ‘mechusar amana’ – and the Sages are not pleased with him.
The teacher was so distraught and horrified, both by the murder and his undeniable failure to get through to his students, that he packed up and left.
Removing Mezuzos When The Lease Is Up ‘For Therein Was A Residence For The High Priest’ (Yoma 10a)
I ask that both Jewish and non-Jewish publications please verify the stories of people who make ridiculous claims about frum Jews as if they represent us or have anything to do with us.
The Yaavetz was unusual for a man of his stature, not holding a rabbinical position but rather supporting himself by publishing books.
The mainstream media have a mission that has nothing to do with reporting truth.
The computations of the sofrim were not restricted to gematria alone. There are myriads of number-related secrets in the Torah.
Once he understood the importance of respecting authority, he began to listen more appropriately to his Rebbeim, teachers, and the Menahel, understanding that they ultimately are seeking to help him succeed in life.
By Avi Ciment
There's nothing more beautiful than a true eshas chayil.
In order to nullify one’s acceptance of Shabbos we must weigh all of the affects it will have and determine whether it is beneficial for him.
This is greatness. Not to be content with an individual solution that is beneficial only to yourself, but rather to change the accepted way things are done so that all may benefit from your experience.
By Tzvi Fishman
There was a picture of Herzl on his wall along with pictures of his father and the Vilna Gaon and Baal HaTanya.
I did some extensive research on where other examples of your Chanukah menorah may be found, and lo and behold, I located two other examples.
If the Rebbe did everything he could, why didn’t Moshiach come? And if he didn’t succeed in bringing Moshiach, how can we?
I asked the guy for the recipe, and he started telling me: "First, you have to dance with the fish, then say a little Tehillim, then go to the mikveh, and then learn Likutei Moharan with the fish."
While someone who is born Jewish is undoubtedly according to Jewish law deemed as Jewish, there is still the underlying prerequisite that ones actions also and perhaps equally, define a person’s Judaism.
Leading however, with the notion that you are dating below your standards, or beneath your “criteria” is certainly something that your dates would feel.
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai was a great teacher because five of his students became giants in their own right. The mishnah is telling us how he did it: with focused praise.
Question: Why do some people eat matzah on Pesach Sheni? Harry Koenig
Trying to prove that an accident is the other driver’s fault is difficult and frustrating. Dash cams provide the necessary proof, thus saving money, time, and heartache.
One who wishes to avoid lashon hara and its consequences will constantly seek to find the good in others.
Does this government – and the system running it – need a major overhaul? For sure! But it’s my imperfect government, so I take the good with the bad.
To be sure, Israel denies having acted in this instance but it is widely believed to have been responsible.
The historic vote was followed with unmatched excitement by Jews around the world, and news of the vote brought tens of thousands of people out onto the streets to dance and celebrate the great moment.
Prime Minister Netanyahu, after receiving the mandate to form a coalition government from President Rivlin, continues to try to do just that.
A surprised friend remarked, “I didn’t know your mother was a shadchan.” She wasn’t. She just instinctively helped everyone she could in the way it was most needed – and sometimes that was a shidduch.
It is even being alleged that he undercounted because he was intent on keeping his image as the anti-Covid leader intact and he also wanted to avoid diminishing the sales of a book he wrote on the topic.
Some people insist that Hebrew and Lashon HaKodesh are two different languages. Is the assertion correct and is the motivation behind making this assertion commendable?
The days of Sefirat HaOmer are divided into sections of our attributes. We are meant to fix a different aspect of our middot as we count each day.
Our ally Israel counted only Egypt and Jordan as its formal partners when Trump assumed office. Today, the United States and Israel have added Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates to that list through the groundbreaking Abraham Accords.
Children will often get caught up in a power struggle: you pushing and them resisting. Your anxiety about the consequences of their actions will only teach them either how to appease you or resist you.
And so it was that the rabbi thanked the bestial terrorist for his sick act of atrocity, for it was precisely that act which became the extraordinary link to the doctors' saving the rabbi's life.
Now that you are able to date again, you jumped in with enthusiasm, only to be reminded of your dissatisfying past experiences.
Forcing hundreds of thousands of people to die alone will go down as one of the cruelest policies ever adopted by American authorities.
A widespread custom at the time among Syrian Jews was to have a pizmon written and composed in honor of major life-style occasions such as bar mitzvahs and wedding celebrations.
Some people may think it is cruel to not marry a boy because of their family background, but be forewarned: even if he is remorseful about the way he treats his mother, he will most certainly repeat it with you.
Giving Tzedakah At Night ‘Rabbi Chinena’s Mitzvah Performance’ (Shekalim 22a)
Instead of persecuting these idealistic youth, Israel should give them medals.
Will we still remember the importance of eating healthy now that we can again eat whatever we want outside?
By Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman
How are we to understand Aharon’s silence? ... Does it mean that he couldn’t say anything, didn’t have any urge to say anything, or that he desperately wanted to cry out but controlled himself?
If children grow up saying whatever they want, it will be very hard for them to restrain themselves when they’re older even if they learn how egregious speaking lashon hara is.
You can imagine how great this person’s joy would be upon hearing this news and how he would count the days to his release from prison and his marriage to the princess.
By Tzvi Fishman
We have managed to survive here due to Divine Providence alone.
Question: What if one forgot to count Sefirah Thursday night and didn’t remember until Friday eve after accepting Shabbat early? May he count at that point before it turns dark and then continue saying the berachah for the Omer the next evening? Pesach Bernstein
When R’ Lopian finished speaking, the disciples were astounded to see their rebbe, R’ Schwadron, lie face down on the ground.
No longer would recalcitrant Palestinians be able to stymie progress with patently unrealistic territorial demands. A Palestinian state would no longer be a given, although it was still achievable.
There are more people in downtown Buffalo at night than there are in Times Square.
Correspondence between two famous personalities are particularly valued by collectors, particularly when it establishes a heretofore unknown connection between the individuals involved.
According to YNET News, the Ra’am Party is a subsidiary of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is a political network whose centers are located in Qatar, Turkey and Gaza, and which has been blackballed throughout the Middle East.
My father sought out truth and insisted on telling the truth even at the cost of lost accounts. He always did the right thing even if it was not popular.
Certainly the highlight of the process, at least for me, was Naftali Bennett's nominating himself.
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