PARSHAS RE’EI – TZEDAKA DONE RIGHT
It’s not about how much you give, it’s about how you give. The Passuk in this week’s parsha discussing the mitzvah of giving tzedakah...
Parshas Re’eh 5784 – Intriguing Questions & Answers
A Person Pledged to Give Maaser from His Raffle Winnings, but Then Learned the Organization Had Already Deducted Maaser from the Prize...
Parshas Eikev 5784 – Intriguing Questions & Answers
Intriguing Questions & Answers: Parshas Eikev 5784 Obligation to Pay a Midwife When Birth Occurs Before Her Arrival Q: In Eretz Yisroel...
Parshas Reeh –
The Passuk in this week’s parsha says, “v’haya eikev tishmaun…v’shamar es habris” – and it will be that if we guard...
Parshas Vaeschanan – Tefilah
When I was in 8th grade, my grandfather became very sick. He had heart failure and needed a real refuah sheleima. As a young boy...
Parshas Vaeschanan 5784 – Intriguing Questions & Answers
Revealing Personal Information About Someone’s Divorce or Broken Engagement Q: I have been asked many times whether it is permitted...
Tisha B’Av
Two weeks ago, we started preparing for Tsha B’Av by talking about “koach hatziur – the power of our imagination,” which we must...
Parshas Devarim 5784 – Intriguing Questions & Answers
Common Questions Regarding Eating Meat During the Nine Days Q: I am aware of the halachah that Ashkenazim do not eat meat from Rosh Chodesh...
Chodesh “Av”
Rav Shmuel Hominer z”l explains that the month of “Av” was given its name because it was during this month that Hashem acted with...