Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz My family has a tradition to commemorate yahrtzeits (nachalot– anniversaries of death) with a seudah (meal) at a restaurant, together with friends. But it has become very expensive, […]
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Why Are We Called Yehudim? Have we ever stopped to consider why the Jewish people are called Yehudim? After all, Yehudah was not the firstborn—he was the fourth son of […]
Yaakov’s Final Blessings and the Language of Animals What does it mean that Yaakov (Jacob) compared some of his sons to animals? In this week’s Torah reading Yaakov calls all […]
Exploring the reason behind our desire to fit in Yosef’s Strategy in Presenting His Brothers to Pharaoh In this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Vayigash, the family of Yaakov (Jacob) moves […]
The Emotional Reunion of Yaakov and Yosef Words can hardly capture the emotion that Yaakov (Jacob) must have felt when he was finally reunited with his beloved son Yosef (Joseph) […]
As December marches on towards the end of the year, I’ve noticed an interesting phenomenon. All sorts of companies are producing “Year in Review” e-mails to remind me of my […]
This week’s Torah reading begins with Pharaoh’s dreams. Pharaoh dreamed one dream in which he saw seven fat and healthy cows rise from the Nile, and then they were swallowed […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz What should parents do when they can’t afford the luxuries their children see others enjoying—whether because they’ve chosen a spiritually meaningful career, like studying and teaching Torah, instead of […]
My son is soon turning three. What do I need to do to prepare for his first haircut? In order to properly prepare for your son’s Chalakah/Upsherin ceremony, be sure […]
Read Upsherin Part 7: A Jewish Boy’s Introduction To Torah and Upsherin Part 9: The Upsherin Preparation Checklist By Rabbi Mayer Smith Upsherin Part 8 Sources: 1 Even Hasapir volume […]
