The Torah’s Sacrificial System The Torah reading this week discusses the laws of various sacrifices (which were brought at the times of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and Beit Hamikdash). These sacrifices […]
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The Custom of Reading Shir HaShirim on Pesach (Passover) On Shabbat Chol HaMo’ed Pesach (or if there is no Shabbat Chol HaMo’ed, then on the seventh or eighth day of […]
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 People invest significant amounts of money and effort to be buried in Israel, but is there really any spiritual benefit? And how can […]
As God Commanded Moses Towards the end of this week’s Torah reading, the Torah records the completion of the building of the Mishkan (the Tabernacle – center of worship), as […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Call to Build the Mishkan This week’s Torah reading continues with the project of the building of the Mishkan (the Tabernacle – center of worship). Moses gathers the Jewish […]
The Symbolism of Matzah: More Than Just Unleavened Bread One of the main mitzvot (commandments) that Pesach (Passover) revolves around is the mitzvah of eating matzah. It is forbidden to […]
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make me a Match… A Roman matron asked R’ Yosi ben Chalafta (Bereishit Rabbah 68:4), “Since He created the world what is God busy doing?” He answered that […]
