Friendship, Favor, or Felony? Taking from a Friend Without Permission
Living among friends is something that has many benefits, yet at the same time, it can present challenges too. One …
Category Archives: Jewish law and ethics
Repentance: A Change We Can Believe In?
As we approach the Yamim Nora’im and the ten days of repentance, we tend to feel a déjà vu; we …
Knowing What We Are, Not Knowing What that Means
A recently released study conducted by the Pew Research Center showed that a majority of the world the belief in God as …
To Share or Not to Share? That is the Question
One for the great social revolutions that have marked the beginning of the 21st Century is the drastic shift in …
Does Kindness Have a Price?
One of the greatest blessings of the modern day Jewish community structure is the emergence of organizational Judaism. In an …
Can Google Change the Halakha?
One of the greatest developments of this Millennium if not the greatest of them all is the revolutionary change in …
Born to Bentch: Judaism and Positive Psychology
One of the most important modern discoveries in the rapidly expanding field of Positive Psychology is recognition of the benefits of gratitude. Much …
The Beit Hamikdash – Place of Worship or Place of Resting?
In these parshiyot we are introduced in much detail to what became the epicenter of Jewish life for millennia: the Mishkan, which …
“Who Are We to Judge”, True or False?
One of the more positive and healthy attitudes that have been brought about by the modern day system of values …
“You Couldn’t, I Couldn’t:” Contemporary Reflections on Reciprocity
In a world where manual labor counts less relative to intellectual and personal qualities, interpersonal relationships in the workplace count …
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