“G-d declared to Moshe, Go down [from the mountain] for the people whom you brought out…
Chulin 83: Cow and Calf
One of most famous mitzvot of the Torah is that of shiluach haken, the obligation to send away…
Chulin 60: The Essence of Torah
One of the teachings that is ingrained in us from a young age is that every letter, and surely…
Chulin 60: Once in a Blue Moon
The least observed of biblical holidays is undoubtedly Rosh Chodesh. As a holiday based in the…
Terumah: It's all in the Details
Symbols play a crucial role in self and group identification and affect almost everything we do. Be…
Chulin 54: We Can Talk Later
Dan Arielly begins his best-selling book, Predictably Irrational, by noting that for we humans…
Mishpatim: Divine Justice, Human Mercy
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot” (Shemot…
Chulin 44: A Kosher Animal?
That the “Orthodox” community is more careful about kosher food than kosher money is…
Yitro: Yes and No
Vayedaber Hashem el Moshe lei'mor is the most commonly occurring verse of the Bible. While…
Chulin 42: Heavenly Truth
In the introduction to his responsa, Rav Moshe Feinstein writes that the Sages of each generation…
Chulin 17: I Would Love Some Pork
“And it will be, when the Lord, your G-d, brings you to the land He swore to your fathers, to…
Chulin 15: Please Be Quiet
In a beautiful teshuva (Orach Chaim 4 #89) written during Chanukah 1960, Rav Moshe Feinstein was…
Chulin 15: Shabbat Slaughter
“It is a sign between Me and the Jewish people that in ‘six days’ G-d created the…
Vaera: The Sons of Korach
The initial meeting between Moshe and Pharaoh did not go well. The workload placed on the poor…
Chulin 13: Family Traditions
That one must be Jewish to shecht an animal is not necessarily obvious. One might have…
Chulin 10: Watch the Water
When I mention to people that it is likely worse to smoke than to eat pork, I often get strange…
Chulin 9: Practical Rabbinics
There are few, if any, semicha programs that require their students to learn shechita or…
Chulin7: Pass the Pork
One of the questions I am often asked by those of my students who do not keep kosher, is have you…