Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz: Every Jewish boy has a brit milah– a circumcision which creates a covenant with Hashem. How does the removal of flesh form this bond? […]
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Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz: Why was humanity only permitted to eat meat after the Mabul (The Great Flood)? And why did the Torah later differentiate between kosher and […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz All the Jewish holidays are so food oriented, with lavish, extravagant meals. Shouldn’t they be days that focus on more spiritual stuff, like […]
Steps To Return: The Rambam writes (laws of Teshuvah 2:7): “Yom Kippur is a time for teshuvah (repentance) for all, and it is the culmination of forgiveness for [the people […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Is there a deeper meaning to the mitzvah of the Four Species on Sukkot? I want to connect with it in a meaningful […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz: My children often complain that they don’t have what “all” their friends or neighbors have. Whether they want the latest gadget or the […]
A Practical Guide For Families By Dr. Meir Wikler What Is Time Anyways? It is practically impossible for adults to imagine what a toddler experiences in a world almost devoid […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I get angry at times, and I have been told that anger is like idol worship. Is anger really that bad? Is there […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Is it preferable to give charity anonymously or with fanfare? Levels of Tzedakah Anonymous Tzedakah There are a numerous levels of tzedakah (Jewish […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Why do we place our heads on our arms during the Tachanun (supplication) prayer recited after Shemoneh Esrei (silent Amidah prayer), as if we were going […]
