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Shavuot: Strange Bedfellows

Chanukah and Purim. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Sukkot and Shmini Atzeret. The aforementioned…

Ketubot 104: After the Rebbe

The life of Rebbe, Rabbi Yehuda Hanassi, marked a turning point in Jewish history. He was the one…

Ketubot 103: A Grave Matter

  It is a sad spectacle when people fight over a dead man's estate. What can make…

Ketubot 102: It's What You Negotiate

No contract can cover all eventualities, and only through goodwill and compromise can disputes be…

Ketubot 97: Going to Court

Many people, upon receiving notice of jury duty, try hard to avoid actually doing such. They have…

Behar-Bechukotai: The End

"G-d spoke to Moshe at Mount Sinai saying: When you come the land that I am giving you the land…

Ketubot 96-2: Sharing is Caring

One of the differences between the taxation policies of the United States and that of Canada is…

Ketubot 96: A Pleasure to Serve

The importance of informal education is today a given. A solid education requires both formal and…

Kedoshim: Let's Talk

A number of years ago we had the pleasure of being the Toronto coordinators of the Torah Ethics…

Yom Ha'atzmaut 67

When speaking at a wedding, brit, bar or bat mitzvah and the like, one generally looks to the…

Rav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l

  “Va-yidom Aharon” - “And Aharon was silent” (Vayikra 10:3). …

Ketubot 67: From Riches to Rags

Psychologists estimate that the pain of losing money is twice as great as the joy of making money…

Ketubot 66: Marrying for Money

While it may sound unromantic, marriage partners are chosen, more often than we might like to admit…

Ketubot 63: Home Sweet Home

In our 

Ketubot 62: Time Together

Finding the proper balance between work and family is a challenge that man has been dealing with…

Pesach: Looking Forward

There is something most beautiful about a holiday that celebrates our past being focused on future…

Pesach: Pass the Karpas

"Therefore, in every generation, one must see themselves as if they have left Egypt”. All too…

Ketubot 50: Practice Practice Practice

One of the most difficult, yet vital, tasks as we learn, is allotting enough time and effort for…