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 […]
Judaism 101
Understand the meaning behind Jewish commandments and how they connect to daily life and purpose.
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 […]
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 […]
By Rabbi Pinchos Fried Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah What is the significance of becoming Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah? How should these occasions be celebrated? And is there a […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I have a friend who just started wearing tzitzit. He was in a car accident with some friends, and he was the only […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz In the nursing home where I work, I noticed that many patients have a DNR (“do not resuscitate” order). This means that if […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Since Hashem (God) created everything for a purpose, why did He create depression? What good can possibly come out of one who is […]
Take a Contribution or Give a Contribution? In the beginning of this week’s Torah reading, the Almighty gives the order to initiate a fundraising campaign to finance the Mishkan (Tabernacle). […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz The Gemara (Sanhedrin 96b) tells us that Haman’s descendants converted to Judaism and became great Torah scholars. Why would the evil Haman, who […]
Equal Opportunity In this week’s Torah reading, Parshat Mishpatim, the Torah warns a judge to reject false claims. It would be superfluous to say that one cannot accept outright false […]
