Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I would have thought that the name of a child should be something inspiring, uplifting, or full of hope. Yet in the Torah, […]
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The One Who Relies on God The Midrash (Bereishit Rabbah 89:3) says that Yosef (Joseph) is the example of one who relies on God. To support this statement, the Midrash […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz We have a family member who is terminally ill, and each time they think the person is dying, the family is called to […]
In this week’s Torah reading, Yaakov (Jacob) flees from his brother Eisav (Esau) who wants to kill him, and goes to Charan, his mother’s land of origin, to find a […]
The Powerhouse of Bitachon Bitachon—trust in Hashem (God)—is always the call of the hour. However, now more than ever, with challenges all around us, this function remains more important than […]
How Could he be Blamed? This week’s Torah reading tells us about the birth of Yitzchak (Isaac)’s two sons, Yaakov (Jacob) and Eisav (Esau). While Yaakov excelled in his spiritual […]
The Torah tells us that when Rivkah (Rebecca) had an unusual pregnancy experience, she went to inquire from Hashem what it meant. It was then said to her that the […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Akeidat Yitzchak (the Binding of Isaac) is considered by many to be Avraham’s tenth and ultimate test. But why was this test greater […]
He will be Answered First In this week’s Torah reading, Avraham (Abraham) located to a new place, to the province of Grar. Sara, his wife, was taken to become the […]
A Red Shockwave As we write these lines, the USA, and in fact the entire civilized world, and in a way Klal Yisrael (the Jewish nation) in particular, are witnessing […]
