Chizuk, “to be strong,” is often experienced as a strengthening derived from some external source of inspiration. We all have appreciated some good chizuk at one point in our lives. Yet chizuk that ...

Saul Jay Singer serves as senior legal ethics counsel with the District of Columbia Bar and is a collector of extraordinary original Judaica documents and letters. He welcomes comments at at sauljsing ...

Abortion is complex on many levels – halachically, hashkafically, emotionally, and politically. For the American Jewish community, the issue is fraught because of the secular laws and politics ...

The author (right) in shul with his father’s first cousin Larry Ciment. The plaque behind them is dedicated to the author’s grandparents and the one on the right to Larry Ciment’s parents. I have a ...

Jews who live in the Diaspora sometimes ask, “Is it a Mitzvah to live in Israel in a time of danger?” Occasionally the question takes different forms. “Is it permissible to live in settlements in ...

In the financial world, few things offer more comfort than receiving a large sum of cash. The challenge is how to handle a windfall responsibly based on the markets, economic environment, and personal ...

The Mishna (Sanhedrin 9:1) states that a murderer receives his death penalty via sayif (execution via sword, one of the four methods that a Jewish court would carry ...

The name of Hashem has been blurred to avoid sheimos. What an exciting family heirloom to own! You and I have had some follow-up communication after your initial email to me; that is because I had to ...

Signs like this always have a way of attracting children, so it was no surprise when a young boy walked into the shop. “How much are you selling the puppies for?” “Anywhere from 15 to 30 dollars, ...

Many of the slogans chanted by antisemitic mobs on university campuses and in major cities following the October 7, 2023, atrocities – “genocide… starvation ...

In Parshat Mishpatim we witness one of the great stylistic features of the Torah, namely its transition from narrative to law. Until now the book of Exodus has been primarily narrative: the story of ...

One of the biggest line items in any frum family’s budget is yeshiva tuition. The cost of a yeshiva education has continued to rise, becoming a financial burden for many families. For years, Rabbinic ...