Why is shoplifting so terrible? What makes it worse than regular theft? It is not so much the act, but the arguments we make up in our minds to justify it. Left unchecked, our entire society can go down with the shoplifters.
Why is shoplifting so terrible? What makes it worse than regular theft? It is not so much the act, but the arguments we make up in our minds to justify it. Left unchecked, our entire society can go down with the shoplifters.
The Torah tells us not to add commandments that are not written in the Torah and not to remove commandments that G-d wrote into the Torah.
We understand why removing is a bad thing, but why is adding also wrong? If what we have is good, is more not better?
While offering the Torah to the Jewish people, He also offered it to every other nation. Was G-d kidding when He offered..
The only way to build a home for G-d is to make space in our hearts for G-d. This means marinating in Divine thoughts..
The Torah teaches that every mitzvah is vital, yet all of Judaism rests upon a single stem— faith in G-d and in the truth of the Torah. If that stem remains alive, everything else can grow from it.
When speaking of lighting the candles in the Temple, the Torah uses an unusual euphemism. Rather than saying lighting the
Shavuot Amid Israel’s war in Gaza, there is talk of drafting yeshivah students into the army to bolster its ranks.
Every Jew is a letter in the Torah; the question is, are you a kosher letter? The Torah tells us
A gift of self is a thrilling gift. There are many kinds of gifts, but we almost never give away
