Succos – The Message of the Succah
“The greatest distance in the world is that between the mind and heart.” – Rav Yisroel Salanter The Mesilas Yesharim, in...
Yom Kippur 5785 – Intriguing Questions & Answers
Yom Kippur 5785 Rinsing One’s Mouth After Vomiting on Yom Kippur Q: May one who vomited on Yom Kippur, leaving an unpleasant taste in his...
Yom Kippur – Hergesh in Tefillah
We have now been through Elul, Selichos, Rosh Hashana, Shabbos Shuvah, and Aseres Yimei Teshuvah. We are at the doors of Yom Kippur and...
Rosh Hashana – Misyatzeiv Al Derech Tov
By this time, the days of Elul, the awakening for teshuva, are behind us. With trepidation, we approach our judgment, and like sheep, we...
Parshas Ha’azinu 5785 – Intriguing Questions & Answers
Eruv Tavshilin for Those Who Do Not Need to Cook on Yom Tov Q: When Shabbos immediately follows Yom Tov, as is the case this year when...
Parshas Nitzavim – The Chesed in Teshuvah
The passuk in this week’s Parsha says “lo bashomayim hee…v’lo mayeiver la’yam hee…ki karov eilecha hadavar meod, bficha...
Parshas Nitzavim 5784 – Intriguing Questions & Answers
Reading a Neighbor’s Newspaper Without Permission Q: It is common, particularly in Eretz Yisroel, for apartment buildings to have...
Parshas Ki Savo – Ki Es Asher Ye’Ehav Yociach
In this week’s Parsha, the Torah lists the blessings one will receive for keeping the Torah and the curses for not. After the brachos...
Parshas Ki Savo 5784 – Intriguing Questions & Answers
A Soldier Fighting in Gaza with a 2-Day Break on Rosh Hashanah: Is He Permitted to Return Home? Question: A soldier who has been fighting...