One of the major benefits of studying Daf Yomi is that one is exposed to the entire breadth of the (Babylonian) Talmud, something one may not manage…
Ketubot 104: After the Rebbe
The life of Rebbe, Rabbi Yehuda Hanassi, marked a turning point in Jewish history. He was the one who, strange as it may sound, acted in defiance of…
Ketubot 103: A Grave Matter
It is a sad spectacle when people fight over a dead man's estate. What can make such disputes more intractable is that often, both…
Ketubot 102: It's What You Negotiate
No contract can cover all eventualities, and only through goodwill and compromise can disputes be avoided when the inevitable happens, and something…
Ketubot 97: Going to Court
Many people, upon receiving notice of jury duty, try hard to avoid actually doing such. They have little time, interest, and often cannot afford the…
Ketubot 96-2: Sharing is Caring
One of the differences between the taxation policies of the United States and that of Canada is that in the United States a couple can choose to be…
Ketubot 96: A Pleasure to Serve
The importance of informal education is today a given. A solid education requires both formal and informal learning and often it is the latter that…
Ketubot 67: From Riches to Rags
Psychologists estimate that the pain of losing money is twice as great as the joy of making money (see here). It is for this reason that Jewish…
Ketubot 66: Marrying for Money
While it may sound unromantic, marriage partners are chosen, more often than we might like to admit, for socio-economic reasons. While this need not…
Ketubot 63: Home Sweet Home
In our last post we discussed the challenge of balancing work and family obligations. The Mishnah that discusses the length of a "…
Ketubot 62: Time Together
Finding the proper balance between work and family is a challenge that man has been dealing with since the beginning of time. There never seems to be…
Ketubot 50: Practice Practice Practice
One of the most difficult, yet vital, tasks as we learn, is allotting enough time and effort for review. We all find the new more exciting, and…
Ketubot 49: Family Support
The increasing age for marriage coupled with the high cost of housing has led to a situation of more and more children in their 20's and…
Ketubot 47: The New Family
Our conception of the family unit has undergone revolutionary changes in the last few years. It should come as no surprise that norms of today often…
Ketubot 33: Worse than Death!
"One should be as careful with a light mitzvah as with a heavy mitzvah" (Pirkei Avot 2:1). Not every mitzvah is created equal. While all…
Ketubot 30: In the Hands of Heaven
Malcolm Gladwell, in his bestselling book Outliers, demonstrates how so much of our success is a result of factors beyond our control.…
Ketubot 28: Kids Talk
In our last post we discussed the fickleness of memory and how and when one may write down testimony for future use in a court of…
Ketubot 20: Keeping Memories Alive
Our memories are notoriously fickle and even untrustworthy. Yet we have little choice but to rely on such. It is likely due to the unreliability of…