Hachnasat Orchim The Right Way (Avot 1:5) “יוֹסֵי בֶּן יוֹחָנָן אִיש יְרּוׁשָלַיִם אוֹמֵר, יְהִי בֵיתך פָתּוח לִרְוָחָהֶָּך, וְיִהְיו עֲנִיִים בְנֵי בֵית” “Yose Ben Yochanan says: Your house should be open […]
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Even Better Than We Thought I had a friend who used to say, “If it could be better, it would be better.” Then there was a quote I read somewhere, […]
Returning Lost Property In this week’s Torah reading (Devarim 22:1-3) we have the Mitzvah (commandment) of Hashavas Aveidah (returning a lost object). One who finds a lost object, must not […]
Elul to Shemini Atzeret The journey of the High Holidays – Elul through Simchat Torah, is a single, continuous arc of self‑discovery and closeness with our Creator. Elul awakens us […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz We are already deep into Elul, and I know it’s time I started preparing for the Day of Judgment, but I’m not sure how […]
Amalek as an Ideology Our parshah ends with the mitzvah to erase the memory of Amalek. But today, we don’t know exactly who Amalek is. So how can we still […]
Car Care One day, I was getting a car-wash, and this particular location is attached to a gas station which has a store where customers can buy things. Then, there’s […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Why does the Torah forbid loans with interest (ribit)? After all, it’s the normal way of doing business, and people are fine with […]
“And He Should Read from It His Entire Life” This week’s Torah reading discusses the laws regarding a Jewish King. One of the requirements of a king is that he […]
The Countless Benefits of Trees There are so many ways we benefit from trees. They provide wood, which we use constantly in our day-to-day lives. Tables, chairs, closets, bookshelves—all are […]
