One brings a korban for one of two reasons: either because one wants to or because one has to. One…
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Ki Teitzei: On The Way
Until modern times, travel was viewed as something best avoided. It was slow, uncomfortable, and…
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Keritot 13: Under the Influence
In our last post, we discussed the serious prohibition of issuing halachic rulings after having had…
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Shoftim: Nothing to Fear
The basic duty of every government is to provide security and protect its citizens from both…
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Keritot 13: Let's Not Drink to That
Jewish tradition teaches that we are to celebrate joyous occasions—Shabbat and Yom Tov,…
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Keritot 8: The Rabbinic Market
The most basic rule of economics is that of supply and demand. The interaction between these two…
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An Introduction to Masechet Keritot
“One should be as careful with a light mitzvah as with heavy mitzvah” (Avot 2:1). …
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Eikev: A Long Journey
"According to the days that you spent exploring the land, forty days, a year for a day, you…
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Philanthropy Works: We Just Need More of It
Hillel Rapp has identified a serious impediment to solving the tuition crisis—…
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Tu BAv: Coming Together
One of the lessons Nehama Leibowitz, z”l, drilled into us during the time I was fortunate to…
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VaEtchanan: Learning to Read
Our Torah encompasses all aspects of life: it regulates our existence from the day we are born…
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Devarim: Equality for All
With old age comes knowledge of life that can only be gained by experience. Thus, Jewish law…
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Temurah 14: Get It in Writing
Night and day reflect polar opposites. The former symbolizes hope and excitement, the latter fear…
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Erachin 16: To Rebuke or Not to Rebuke
“How do we know that one who sees something unseemly in his friend, that he must rebuke him?…
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Mattot: Split in Half
The centrality of the land of Israel is a basic tenet of Jewish thought. Our Sages note that…
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Erachin 16: Where's The Fire!
Which would you prefer? That those who gossip about you do so behind your back and thus, you may…
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Erachin 15: To Speak or Not to Speak
“What is lashon hara?” (Erachin 15b). This is a most reasonable question—had…
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Balak: Fearless Leadership
Bilaam, the heathen prophet, recognized that the strength of the Jewish people was in their high…