Shoftim 5779 “When you besiege a city for many days to wage war against it to seize it, do not destroy its trees by swinging an axe against them, for from it you will eat, and you shall not cut it down.” (Devarim 20:19...
פרשת וישלח תשע״ט וַיִּסְעוּ מִבֵּית אֵל וַיְהִי עוֹד כִּבְרַת הָאָרֶץ לָבוֹא אֶפְרָתָה וַתֵּלֶד רָחֵל וַתְּקַשׁ בְּלִדְתָּהּ. וַיְהִי בְהַקְשֹׁתָהּ בְּלִדְתָּהּ וַתֹּאמֶר לָהּ הַמְיַלֶּדֶת אַל תִּירְאִי כִּי גַם...
Ki-Teitzei 5780 “…and so shall you do for any lost article of your brother that may become lost from him and you find it; you cannot hide yourself.” Devarim 22:3 Many readers are familiar with the famous Derasha...
Blink Once for Yes, Twice for No: ALS Assistive Devices & Shabbos לשיעור בעברית Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), popularly known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”, is a severe and incurable degenerative disease that...
פרשת קרח תש”פ המצוה הראשונה עליה נצטווה האדם היא מצות “פריה ורביה”. במצוה זו מצינו שתי מחלוקות יסודיות. שתיהן נמצאות במשנה במסכת יבמות (ו, ו): “לא יבטל אדם מפריה ורביה אלא אם כן יש לו בנים. בית...
Parshat Chukat 5779 “And Moshe said to Aharon, Take the fire-pan and place fire on it from upon the altar and place incense …” (Bamidbar 17:11) In this week’s Parsha, following the death of Korach and his followers, a...
The Golden Years – Part I: Introduction “You shall rise before the aged and show deference to the sage; you shall fear your God: I am Hashem.” (Vayikra 19:32) Over the coming weeks, we will explore an increasingly...
Yichud with a caregiver, nurse, or physician of the opposite gender “…But it was hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she became secluded and could have been defiled…” (Bamidbar 5:13) We continue our series...
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