You Can Choose To Be Blessed Or Cursed This week’s Torah reading describes at length the terrible suffering which will befall upon the Jewish nation should they not conduct themselves […]
Judaism 101
Judaism 101 offers insight into the beliefs, practices, and history of Judaism, providing a solid foundation for further study.
Lessons of Emunah, Tzedakah, and Shabbat There are stories we choose to tell—and then there are stories we are chosen to carry. This is one of the latter. From the […]
A 3 Day Chag When Shabbat comes right before or after yom tov (a festival day), it creates what we call a “three-day chag (holiday).” Spiritually uplifting, yes—but logistically challenging. […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz As a mother with children in shidduchim (of marriageable age), I have been reciting a lot of Tehillim (Psalms) recently. It’s taken me […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz In non-Jewish society, it is quite common for a son to have the same name as his father. Why isn’t this done in […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz What is the correct approach to raising children today? Should we focus on warmth and positivity, or on firmness and discipline? And how […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Our fellow Jews in Israel have gone through so much lately and we all feel bad for them. But how can I truly […]
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 […]
A Couple’s TorahMate Story My husband and I both grew up in similar homes with the basic Jewish expectations: lighting Shabbat candles, doing kiddush on Shabbat — but that was […]
