יום שבת, א׳ תשרי תשפ״זSaturday, September 12, 2026
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Is it appropriate to share mother-in-law jokes?
Certainly now and going forward, any approach that does not reflect the even greater political, economic, military and technological contrast between the two sides would be absurd and futile.
According to Segal’s own account, Eban shamed the Israeli authorities by arguing that Israel, as the only democracy in the Middle East, dare not censor freedom of artistic expression.
Other organizations also bring Spanish-language journalists to Israel, but we’re the only organization that has a follow-up mechanism and that works 24/7 to provide these journalists and influencers with anything they need to cover Israel.
Was President Obama telling those present not to end the existing probe of President-elect Donald Trump?
The practice to wait until tzeit ha'kochavim has no basis in Chazal or Rishonim.
When Am Yisrael received the Torah it is written that they were able to see the sounds, as opposed to hearing the sounds.
Question: Was the Torah actually given on Shavuos? From my study of this question, it seems like the answer is not clear. Leah Weigner
It was a family project from the beginning, and our children helped out as Shalva counselors – doing music, art, and caring for the other children. We couldn’t have done it without them.
Sow The Seeds Of Repentance ‘This Potted Plant' (Shabbos 81b)
As a global crisis forces us to reevaluate our ethos and values, perhaps this is the time to focus on our elderly...
I don't want my epitaph to be, "He led a safe life."
By Dov Hikind
Let’s be clear. Nothing can be done about all this. There is no stopping the propagation of hate that has the Internet at its disposal.
By Hillel Fendel and Chaim Silberstein / KeepJerusalem.org
For decades, Arabs in eastern Jerusalem have been building illegally, with the government and municipality barely contesting them (unlike the much stricter enforcement in the Jewish sections).
By Risa Rotman
Had we waited a day or two longer, the tooth would have died completely.
Most people do not realize that we are causing our physical, emotional and behavioral health problems and generally try harder to go faster.
"They also just had their first boy," Mr. Jacobs said. "B’ezras Hashem, they will be doing a pidyon in another two weeks!"
It is heartwarming to hear that you both found a way to date that was safe with backyard benches in the place of hotel lobbies and local restaurants.
A keen and careful observer, he noted in detail Yemenite Jewish life, including its educational system, manner of dress, minhagim, and unique pronunciation of Hebrew.
“Mi laHashem eilei!” is a charge to every person in every generation to step up to the plate.
When Corbyn arrived, their eyes were opened and almost all recognized that the source of the danger and threat to Jews today comes from the Left.
Each individual felt less responsibility for completing the minyan, felt someone else would take his place, and simply excused himself from showing up.
Or the shul rabbanim who find their source of income dwindling but must still feed their families.
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
The Jewish people had universal compulsory education 18 centuries before England did.
The family fled on the last train out, embarking on a long trip to Central Asia. German airplanes strafed the train, and they survived only by miracles, said Rabbi Schwei in recalling the fright all his life.
Question: The Covid-19 pandemic has put an end to almost all public gatherings; hence, much of Jewish congregational ritual has come to a halt. Is there a way to make up for everything we missed? M. Goldman
Called “Vayicha Sham Yisrael Neged Hahar – K’Ish Echad B’Lev Echad,” the event is dedicated to the memory of the Noviminsker Rebbe.
The Torah stipulates that if one tries to transfer holiness from one animal to another, both the original animal and the new animal become consecrated.
By Robert Davis
While I have many hats outside of nursing, every day now I have to assume the role of leader, mentor, frontline nurse, nursing assistant, and transporter.
By Tzvi Fishman
Arab women and children had rifles like the men. We had to battle our way from house to house. Arab men dressed as women surprised more than one of our troops.
By Bruce Abramson and Jeff Ballabon
Now that Israel seems poised to move ahead with the Trump plan, Pipes is predicting a different sort of disaster.
Nursing homes must now test their staff twice weekly for the virus. If this is important, why was it introduced so late in the game?
Despite the fact that a president has the right to fire any federal employee, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced a congressional oversight probe into the firings...
Although Kovner never came close to achieving the grandiose Nakam goal, he played a fundamental role in telling the story of Jewish rebellion and keeping alive the tales of Jewish heroism during the Shoah.
When bad things happen to someone else, is it appropriate to speculate why?
As I see it there aren’t bad students, there are just some teachers, who do not know how to reach that specific student.
Nowadays, there are many kosher rosé wines available, baruch Hashem. I try every year to taste through most if not all of them.
I spent the rest of the day wondering how he was doing. When I arrived for pickup, I was relieved to see his smiling face.
The only thing we can be sure of as a constant is change. Change is hard and we are often resistant.
By Myles Kantor
What goes on in Israel doesn’t only impact Jews in Israel. It impacts Jews all over the world.
By Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman
The greatness of man manifests itself in his inner contradiction, in his dialectical nature, in his being single and unrelated to anyone, as well as in his being thou-related and belonging to a community structure.
In his introduction, the author writes that he had no intention to publish the work, thinking it unworthy of publication.
The truth is that Biden has a history of siding with opponents of Greater Israel.
The Gemara states that the rules of onaah apply only to movable items that have intrinsic value. This excludes real estate, which is not movable.
Most of us don’t understand the Torah of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at all, but we understand that there is something there, that there is a greater unseen depth to life.
He never sat in the Rebbe’s presence – he always stood – almost without movement, listening intently to the Rebbe’s every word and watching him for the slightest indication that he might need something.
When it cannot stifle opponents, the left smears them.
Hishtadlus is proper; worry and concern are not.
By Barry Black and Roger Brooks
Customers rolled down windows, handed over money, and received their food though a drive-through window. Feeding the body a burger? Yes. Feeding the soul? No.
I am not familiar with European examples of this menorah, but I guess it is possible for there to be some.
Enthusiasm and delight are contagious. If we are excited to study Torah and do mitzvos, so will our children.
Question: The Covid-19 pandemic has put an end to almost all public gatherings; hence, much of Jewish congregational ritual has come to a halt. Is there a way to make up for everything we missed? M. Goldman
He believed that there was a myriad of choices and thus it was his prerogative to analyze every single one.
He reluctantly pulled himself up, slung his knapsack over his weary shoulders, and walked for several hours until he discovered that he was approaching the same big rock that he had passed several hours earlier.
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
The whole idea contained in the 13 Attributes of Compassion is that G-d’s love and forgiveness are stronger than His justice and punishment.
News From Across The Pond.
A Matter Of Intention? ‘The Primary Labors Are Forty Less One…’ (Shabbos 73a)
If we have a bit of time and they have a bit of breath, I tell them to call their loved ones. Let their family hear their voices a bit.
By Tzvi Fishman
There have been many other cases where Arab rights have been given precedence over Jewish rights and where liberal philosophies have been championed over Jewish ones in the name of personal freedom.
Why can't a chassan send a simple beautiful bouquet? Why must it be a massive, towering monstrosity?
Rabbi Sofer explains that all legal documents are called “get” because they bring people together (e.g., lenders and borrowers, buyers and sellers, etc.).
Living for years in American apartments with either no laundry machine, or a shared laundry room, we had gotten used to planning our weekends around doing laundry.
What do you know? The research and development arm of Israel’s army helps the army fight. You don’t say!
Anti-Semitism caused the first defection from the Impressionist movement when the deeply prejudiced Pierre-Auguste Renoir broke off all contact with Jews and ended his relationships with Jewish patrons.
Netanyahu’s opponents said he was disqualified from leading this unity government because of his criminal indictment and upcoming trial.
How does a young woman determine what is or isn’t immodest when it comes to clothing that falls in the grey area of tznius?... Ask her mother? A teacher?
Hashem is always with us and talks to us in the language of each generation; whatever is fitting for those times.
Did you ever wonder how someone grew up to become a name that others recognize?
We avoid difficult conversations, we react with anger, and we eat our feelings without knowing why.
The psak concerned a very wealthy elderly Jew who passed away childless, leaving his wife in need of yibum or chalitzah.
As a visitor, one can often feel a sense of danger there, although if one’s Jewish radar is properly tuned in, one can feel the concentrated presence of Hashem in His Holy Land, more so than anywhere else on earth.
By Roni
It’s Leiner’s fourth solo album, and it’s packed with what has made him a household name in the Jewish music world. Perhaps the album’s most unique aspect, though, is its production.
Introspection is good! Teshuva is good! But to blame anyone is downright sinful. Only G-d judges people. We don’t have that right.
By Tzvi Fishman
Over the last week, from 125 hospitalizations, we are down to 34. Five out of our six units have been closed.
More people could potentially die from the economic impact of Covid-19 than from the virus itself.
News From Across The Pond.
People who are challenged in extraordinary times are often able, not only to survive, but to flourish.
It is in our DNA to valiantly risk everything to congregate together to talk to Hashem... But then came Covid-19 and we had to make a huge adjustment in our behavior.
None of us, of course, can be so presumptuous as to compare ourselves with Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
By Tzvi Fishman
The danger remains very real. There is no justification for leniencies.
Rabbi Dr. Ernest Klein explains that this word originally referred to a dot or speck on an otherwise pristine background and was later expanded to mean any type of blemish or defective imperfection.
While you may struggle to talk and share, you can be a great listener. Prepare open-ended questions before the date and really listen to the answers given.
So much of it was reminiscent of a different time, when Jews were forced to be secretive in the practice of Torah and mitzvos.
Question: The Covid-19 pandemic has put an end to almost all public gatherings; hence, much of Jewish congregational ritual has come to a halt. Is there a way to make up for everything we missed? M. Goldman
By Sandy Eller
His lack of leadership during the critical early days makes him indirectly responsible for having killed many New Yorkers.
September 11, 2026 
