Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … This Shabbat, Jews all over the world will be reading them in synagogue. The Ten Commandments. (Exodus, 20:1-14) They’re the best Tablets ever prescribed to man! And as I always say? The Book is much better than the movie! … There were two tablets. One? Obligations between […]

Hi, O.K. There’s tremendous value in doing a Mitzvah even if we can’t understand it. It can be a show of our love for G-d. And our appreciation of all He gives us. But does Jewish tradition offer any insight into what the message of Shaatnez may be. Yes. Here’s a fascinating idea. It goes […]

Hi, You don’t have to be a Torah scholar to answer this one. What is the Torah likely to say about cursing someone? I’m sure you wouldn’t be surprised to hear that the Torah is against it! But how the Torah says it is very interesting. “Do not curse a deaf person”.  (Leviticus, 19:14) If […]

Hi, Hope all is well. … There’s something the Torah does very often. It mixes “ethical obligations” together with “ritual laws”. Here’s one example. “Every person must respect their mother and father and keep my Sabbaths. (Leviticus, 19:3) The Torah is making a point. That both kinds of commandments are equally important. Our obligations to […]