“Kol Yisrael Areivim zeh lazeh”, all Jews are guarantors for one another. While we may…
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Ketubot 20: Keeping Memories Alive
Our memories are notoriously fickle and even untrustworthy. Yet we have little choice but to rely…
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Mishpatim: Say What You Mean
Modern man loves his freedom. No one is going to tell him how to act. This is why giving criticism…
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Ketubot 19: Dying for Lying
It is well known that a Jew must give up his or her life only if asked, or ordered, to violate one…
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Ketubot 11: It's Great to Be a Jew
A legal system is much more than a collection of laws. It signifies the values a society holds dear…
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Ketubot 10: Money, Money, Money
Money is a great motivator, impacting so many of the decisions we make. The crucial role money…
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Ketubot 5: Moving Yom Kippur
In our last post we discussed that a betulah should marry on a Wedne
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Ketubot 2: We Would Like to Invite You...
Planning a wedding is no easy task. One must pick a date, hall, caterer, band, florist, and on and…
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Some Opening Thoughts on Masechet Ketubot
The Ketuba is one of the best known, but least understood, documents in Judaism. Read at every…
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Some Concluding Thoughts on Masechet Yevamot
"Rabbi Elazar said, in the name of Rabbi Chaninah: Torah scholars increase peace in the world…
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Yevamot 116: One Witness Is Enough
We have previously referred to the special leniency that allows a woman to remarry on the testimony…
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Yevamot 115: To Believe or Not to Believe
Back in the tenth chapter of Yevamot, we discussed the case of a woman who remarried on the basis…
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Yevamot 114: Put Out the Fire
One of the basic tenets of our legal system is that those who are not of a sound…
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Yevamot 109: Torah Study
"Talmud Torah kneged kulam" (Mishnah Peah 1:1). This teaching is generally…
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Yevamot 105: Don't Get It in Writing
One would not think that a discussion about the intricacies of the laws of …
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Yevamot 101: If the Shoe Fits
For those who do not live in Toronto--and perhaps for many who do--you may not be familiar with the…
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Vaera: Searching for G-d?
"G-d spoke to Moshe, and said to him, 'I am the Lord. I revealed myself to Abraham, to…
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Yevamot 99: A Healthy Diet
In our last post, we discussed why Rav Yochanan was so angry when