As all who study Daf Yomi are well aware, halacha and aggadah—the legal and extralegal…
Bo: Changing Times
One of the central tenets of our faith is the eternal relevance and unchanging nature of our Torah…
An Introduction to Masechet Avodah Zara
It would be hard to argue with the notion that the primary goal for the Torah is for all to know…
Shevuot 45: Where is My Pay?
“All who take an oath, take an oath and are exempt [from payment]” (Shevuot 45a). Violating an oath…
Shevuot 30: You Go First
In a recent highly publicized murder trial in Toronto, the jury was not told that the accused…
Shevuot 30: A Woman Dayan
“The oath of testimony applies to men, but not to women” (Shevuot 30a). Beginning with…
Shemot: 59 Years!
What a difference 59 years can make. Despite Yaakov's insistence to be buried in Israel,…
Vayechi: Excellence in Exile
"And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were one…
Vayigash: Painful Reunion
Etiquette and diplomatic niceties are the hallmarks of the world of politics. Political leaders are…
Shevuot 13: Need I Repent!
Rebbe Yehuda Hanasi said:…One should be as careful with a light mitzvah as with a heavy…
Mikeitz: In G-d We Trust
How unfortunate when man must put his fate in the hands of other men.
Chanukah: Looking Backward and Forward
The holiday of Chanukah is a most beloved one. Lighting the candles is the only mitzvah that has,…
Shevuot 9: When G-d Sins!
One of the beautiful things about learning Daf Yomi is seeing the enormously wide range of rabbinic…
Vayeshev: Sibling Rivalry
The Talmud records that one who has no dreams for a period of seven days is called a wicked person…
Shevuot 2: Counting Goats!
“New moons You have given to Your people, a time of atonement for all your generations.…
An Introduction to Masechet Shevuot
The story is told that when the Vilna Gaon was a little boy, he wanted to learn masechet …