Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz The other day, I was with a friend and asked him why he wasn’t eating a certain food. “Isn’t it kosher?” I asked. […]
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Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Rabbi, you always talk about each individual doing his part in bringing the Final Redemption (the geulah). This sounds like such a massive, […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I can’t help but feel a sense of relief on days we omit Tachanun (a supplication prayer), such as the month of Nissan […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Our nation has endured untold suffering throughout our history. Haven’t we suffered enough? Aren’t the Holocaust and all the terrorist attacks enough suffering? […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz There are many stories in the Talmud and Midrash that seem farfetched, even impossible. Am I really supposed to take all of them […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I have heard that the suffering of pious people serves to atone for others, a sacrifice (korban) of sorts. Is that concept really […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz People invest significant amounts of money and effort to be buried in Israel, but is there really any spiritual benefit? And how can […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Today, Hebrew is the spoken language in Israel. Given that Hebrew is called Lashon Hakodesh—the holy tongue—wouldn’t it be fitting for all Jews […]
Introduction The horrific Har Nof Massacre that took place in Israel, in November of 2014, shook the Jewish world to its core. Two terrorists invaded a synagogue as the men […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz You have mentioned that adversity in this world is meant to be a test. But what about a child who is born with […]
