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For the religion that first brought the message of ethical monotheism to the world, Judaism sure…

"Tzedek tzedek tirdof, justice, justice you shall pursue in order that you may live and…

One of the greatest and the most tragic figure of Talmudic literature is Rav Eliezer ben Hurcanus,…

The primary way we can tell which commandments are more important than others is by the punishment…

The Gemara (Megillah 5b) relates that Rebbe wanted to abolish Tisha B'Av. Interestingly, no…

As we discussed in our last post, mourning and Yom Tov[1] are polar opposites, and mourning…

Halacha reflects not only legal truths, but moral, psychological, and philosophical (and other)…

For better or worse most people pay little attention to the proof texts brought to support various…

One of the fascinating features of the Talmud is how it seamlessly moves from topic to topic. The…

“And they placed upon them taskmasters lema’an anoto, in order to afflict them in their burdens” (…

Moed Katan has as its focus two contradictory themes: the laws of Chol Hamoed and of aveilut,…

“And I have given them statutes that are not good, and laws that they do not live with"…

Learning Torah is meant to be enjoyable. It is for this reason that a mourner is not permitted…

Jews of faith, when faced with imminent death, have departed this world with the words of the …

One of the ways we show respect for a person is to stand in their honour, and such an honour is not…

One of the most central requirements of Jewish life—both in time and importance—is that…

"Whoever mourns for Jerusalem will merit seeing its joy" (Ta'anit 30b). Our…