Its A Busy Life “The day is short, and there is much work.” (Pirkei Avot) Let’s face it, life is busy and there’s always so much to do. Aside from […]
Judaism 101
Explore deep Jewish concepts like free will, the soul, and Divine Providence—made approachable.
The Evil Generation The generation of Noach was filled with wickedness and idol worship. Their behavior was so corrupt that the entire world had to be destroyed. Only the righteous […]
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 […]
Make Shabbat Special! We have a mitzvah (commandment) to honor and enjoy Shabbat1. Kavod – honor, refers to preparations like cleaning the house, cooking, showering, and putting on nice clothes, […]
Shabbat Is A Weekly Day To Spiritually Recharge Shabbat is the seventh and final day of the week, a day to commemorate how Hashem (God) created the world over six […]
“And the earth had become corrupt before Hashem, and the earth had become filled with lawlessness. And Hashem saw the earth and behold it was corrupted, for all flesh had […]
Chanoch’s Greatness “And Chanoch walked with Hashem, but he ceased to exist, because Hashem had taken him”. Bereishit 5:24 Yalkut Reuveni quotes a Midrash that Chanoch (Enoch) would stitch shoes, […]
In The Beginning The Torah begins, “Bereishit barah elokim – in the beginning Hashem created” (Bereishit 1:1). Targum Yerushalmi renders, “with wisdom Hashem created”. Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch shlit”a explains that […]
A Meal Fit For A King It’s fascinating: on Yom Kippur itself, we fast and afflict ourselves, yet just hours before, there is a mitzvah (commandment) to eat a festive […]
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 […]
