Why Doesn’t the Torah Command Me to be a Vegetarian?
Isn’t it cruel to eat animals? Or is it? Can kindness to animals make me cruel to people?
The Laws of Family Purity – The Health Benefits
This teaching illuminates the Laws of Family Purity from a different direction, emphasizing their contribution to the emotional health of…
Entering Into Marriage – Great Expectations
Judaism provides ways of periodically re-experiencing the thrill of being newlyweds, marriage ultimately has something far greater to offer
We Saw the Unity of Israel From Within the Flames
Eli Assoulin plunged into the fires and came out safely and tells us of his miracles
Marc Zuckerberg Shares his Yom Kippur Introspection
Maybe we too should question our past deeds and fix what we can
Speaking Gossip to Close Relatives
Is it permissible to speak negatively about others to one's spouse, in order to get the issue off one's chest?
Tearing Up Evil Decrees
Saying Yehei Shmei Rabbah with concentration literally tears up decrees
Tehillim – Psalms for Friday
Tehillim (The Book of Psalms) for Friday, divided into daily portions. Friday Psalms: Chapters 107 – 119
Shabbat: G-d Runs the World
On Shabbos whilst the rest of the world continues striving to earn their living through effort, observant Jews rest from…
Does the Fetus Sense and Hear What is Happening Outside?
Only recently scientists discovered that a fetus senses what goes on in the world, but Chazal knew about this many…
