Is It Okay to Lie?
This week’s Torah portion, Shoftim, contains a famous verse: “Justice, justice, you shall pursue.” Today, I would like to pose to you…
Touring the Holy Land
A week or so ago I was speaking to Rabbi Robert Pilavin of New Jersey about his congregation’s upcoming trip to Israel. Some…
Tu B’Av Rebuilding
The Talmud states that, “The greatest days for the Jewish people were Tu B’Av and Yom Kippur.” We all know of the…
Challah in Bed
Walk into a Jewish home on Friday afternoon, and your olfactory nerves will be gently massaged with the smells undulating from the…
A Smokin’ Shavuot
The art of letter writing is in many ways lost these days, largely replaced by the rapid-fire nature of email. The latter…
Second Chance
Wednesday, April 28th is a holiday on the Jewish calendar — likely the least-known of all the Biblical celebrations. It’s called Pesach…
Go Out & Learn
Most of us have certain memories of our childhood, which remain etched in our mind. Some of those memories are very vivid,…
Shemurah Matzah
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Egyptian
At Shabbat lunch, we spoke about the statement of our sages (Midrash Tanchuma (Bober) Yitro 16) that the first word of the…
Bowing to Idols
Another day at the office, they say. Just received the following question from a student today. Read my answer below. Dear Rabbi,…
