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Psychologists estimate that the pain of losing money is twice as great as the joy of making money (see here). It is for this reason that Jewish…
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While it may sound unromantic, marriage partners are chosen, more often than we might like to admit, for socio-economic reasons. While this need not…
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In our last post we discussed the challenge of balancing work and family obligations. The Mishnah that discusses the length of a "…
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Finding the proper balance between work and family is a challenge that man has been dealing with since the beginning of time. There never seems to be…
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One of the most difficult, yet vital, tasks as we learn, is allotting enough time and effort for review. We all find the new more exciting, and…
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The increasing age for marriage coupled with the high cost of housing has led to a situation of more and more children in their 20's and…
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Our conception of the family unit has undergone revolutionary changes in the last few years. It should come as no surprise that norms of today often…
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"One should be as careful with a light mitzvah as with a heavy mitzvah" (Pirkei Avot 2:1). Not every mitzvah is created equal. While all…
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Malcolm Gladwell, in his bestselling book Outliers, demonstrates how so much of our success is a result of factors beyond our control.…
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In our last post we discussed the fickleness of memory and how and when one may write down testimony for future use in a court of…
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Our memories are notoriously fickle and even untrustworthy. Yet we have little choice but to rely on such. It is likely due to the unreliability of…
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It is well known that a Jew must give up his or her life only if asked, or ordered, to violate one of the three cardinal sins of Judaism; idolatry,…
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A legal system is much more than a collection of laws. It signifies the values a society holds dear. When one studies halacha, one is…
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Money is a great motivator, impacting so many of the decisions we make. The crucial role money plays in our lives can best be seen by the fact that…
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In our last post we discussed that a betulah should marry on a Wednesday evening so that if it is discovered that the wife is not…
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Planning a wedding is no easy task. One must pick a date, hall, caterer, band, florist, and on and on it goes. For those living in North America (and…
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The Ketuba is one of the best known, but least understood, documents in Judaism. Read at every wedding, many mistakenly believe it is a marriage…
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"Rabbi Elazar said, in the name of Rabbi Chaninah: Torah scholars increase peace in the world, as it says, 'and all your children shall be…
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We have previously referred to the special leniency that allows a woman to remarry on the testimony of one witness. This was a most revolutionary…
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Back in the tenth chapter of Yevamot, we discussed the case of a woman who remarried on the basis of the testimony of one witness who declared that…
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One of the basic tenets of our legal system is that those who are not of a sound mature mind are not to be held responsible for their…
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"Talmud Torah kneged kulam" (Mishnah Peah 1:1). This teaching is generally understood to mean that the study of Torah is equal to all…
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One would not think that a discussion about the intricacies of the laws of chalitzah would lead to a discussion regarding…
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For those who do not live in Toronto--and perhaps for many who do--you may not be familiar with the Bata Shoe Museum. This unique museum is the place…