Our Sages defined a chacham as one who is roeh et hanolad, who foresees the results of his actions…
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Fiscal Responsibility
What is it about leaders that so many of them seem to be embroiled in ethical controversy? We in…
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Pesach: A Long Short Story
“And it was at the end of four hundred and thirty years, in the middle of that very day, that the…
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The Four Questions of Jewish Education
I write these words just days before Pesach, the holiday that, more than any other, focuses on…
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Acharei Mot: Celebrating Pesach on Yom Kippur
It is quite rare to read parshat Acharei Mot on Shabbat Hagadol. In non-leap years, it is generally…
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Beitza 5: The Wrong Note
It is doubtful the Jewish life would exist as we know it if not for the leadership of Rav Yochanan…
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Beitza 4b: The Second Day of Yom Tov
I have a confession to make. I really like Yom Tov and look forward to having an extra…
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Beitza 4: Take Your Time
The very first teaching in all of rabbinic literature[1] is the saying of the Men of the Great…
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Beitza 2: Protecting the Neglected
The Rambam, in discussing the prohibition of ba’al toseef (Devarim 4:2), the prohibition of…
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Some Opening Thoughts on Masechet Beitza
“An egg that was laid on Yom Tov: Beit Shammai says it may be eaten, and Beit Hillel says it…
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Rabbi David Stav to Speak on Thursday, May 15
Rabbi David Stav will speak on Thursday, May 15, on the topic "The Struggle for Jewish…
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Some Concluding Thoughts on Masechet Sukkah
As we have studied Masechet Sukkah together, we have stressed two themes: that of simcha, joy; and…
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Sukkah 52: The Greatest Joy
“Whoever did not see the celebration of the drawing of the water (simchat beit hashoeva) has…
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Rabbi Alex Israel to be Scholar in Residence on March 29
Rabbi Alex Israel will serve as scholar in residence on the Shabbat of March 29 at Zichron Yisroel…
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Sukkah 48: Pass the Water
In a recent post, we discussed the opposition to the mitzvah of placing the arava on the altar. An…
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Sukkah 46: A Daily Dose of Blessings
“Rav Yehuda said in the name of Shmuel: lulav, seven; and sukkah, one” (Sukkah 45b). So…
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Sukkah 45: Seeing Double
The arava, the willow branch, has a dual function on Sukkot. It is the last of four species that…
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Sukkah 43: My Lulav Is Better Than Yours
Despite the explicit command to take the lulav on the first day of Sukkot--…