It was at the well that Abraham’s servant met Rivka, Yaakov met Rachel and Moshe met Tzippora…
Vayikra: Eat Quickly
Sefer Vayikra serves as the “central” book of the Chumash; on one side flanked by…
Bava Batra 30: Don't Start With Me
If you are going to pick a fight with someone, it’s best to know who your adversary is. There…
Bava Batra 29: My Friend's Friend
Canadian law requires one to keep tax records for six years, after which time they can be destroyed…
Purim: For the People
What should one do when the needs of the Jewish people conflict with the needs of Judaism? When the…
Bava Batra 22: Talmudic Competition
Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Outliers, posits that it takes 10,000 hours of practice for people to…
Terumah: Returning Home
The prayer for the welfare of the State of Israel recited in many of our congregations assumes that…
Bava Batra 21: The Talmudic Tuition Plan
It is unlikely that Yehoshua ben Gamla would make very many listings of the five or even ten most…
Bava Batra 29: Ode to Rashi
It is hard to imagine what the Jewish world would be like without Rashi. Well, maybe not so hard.…
Bava Batra 14: Make it Beautiful
Every once in a while one comes across a Talmudic story that makes one shake one’s head in…
Yitro: I Love My In-Laws
“Moses went to greet his father-in-law, bowing down low and kissing him” (Shemot 18:7…
Bava Batra 13: Splitting Up
The opening Mishna of Bava Batra teaches that in the interest of privacy, one neighbour…
Bava Batra 13: Splitting Up
The opening Mishna of Bava Batra teaches that in the interest of privacy, one neighbour can force…
Bava Batra 10: Put it in Writing
Visiting Yeshiva Chachmei Lublin as Torah in Motion “Journeyed through Jewish History…
Bava Batra 9: Please Sir, May I Have Some More?
The Ramah in his glosses to the Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh Deah 249:1) rules that the mitzva of tzedakah…
Bava Batra 8: Come On In
“We force him [the resident of a courtyard] to contribute to the building of the guard’…
Bo: Egyptian Appreciation
The land of Egypt and the people of Egypt had undergone tremendous hardship and suffering. …
Bava Batra 4: Good Fences
The opening pages of Bava Batra discuss how neighbours can force one another to build a fence…