Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I’m trying to avoid hearing lashon hara (evil talk), but one of my friends is always gossiping! Also, whenever I go to a […]
Shabbat and Holidays
Inspiration, information, tutorials, recipes, and more on Shabbat and the Jewish holidays celebrated throughout the year.
Pesach Sheini: An Unexpected Second Chance An interesting episode transpires in Parshat Beha’alotcha. A year after the Jews’ exodus from Egypt, they were commanded to bring the Passover sacrifice once […]
< Lesson 19: How to Make an Eruv Tavshilin Lesson 20: Tying and Untying Knots on Shabbos Welcome to Lesson 20. In this lesson, we’ll talk about two of the […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz My parents are constantly negative, critical, and full of complaints. I know it’s a mitzvah to honor them, but every time I speak […]
Shavuot – The Joy of Receiving the Torah Shavuot is the day the Jewish nation received the Torah, and every year on this day we celebrate the fact that we […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I know that staying up all night learning Torah on Shavuot is a beautiful custom, but when my son does it, he ends […]
< Lesson 18: How to Make Havdalah Lesson 19: How to Make an Eruv Tavshilin When Yom Tov Falls on Friday Welcome to Lesson 19: How to make an Eruv […]
Tangible Mitzvot What are the symbols of Shavuot? Most of the holidays in the Jewish year have a tangible mitzvah (commandment). On Pesach (Passover) we eat matzah and drink four […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz A Deeper Look at Fire and Torah Every year on Lag Ba’omer, there are bonfires and dancing all over my neighborhood, and my […]
The Torah’s Perspective on the Value of Life A verse in this week’s Torah reading teaches us the level of priority which the Torah gives to our lives. The verse […]
