Chessed At The Center In a world that often prioritizes success, status, and personal gain, Judaism teaches that true greatness lies in acts of kindness. In the Torah’s way of […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
You’re more likely to find sales on salmon than heart-shaped boxes of candy in kosher supermarkets during the Jewish month of Av. That’s because the month begins with the Nine […]
Overwhelmingly Random People buy lottery tickets because the payoff is worth a few bucks. But how likely are you to win? Well, the odds are about 1 in 300 million. […]
