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What is our obligation when we see Jewish leaders making decrees that endanger the Jewish people?
Why is Hoshanah Rabba connected to our judgment regarding water and parnassah, our livelihood?
How do we protect ourselves from spiritual terrorists who dress like us?
What is the halacha regarding traveling on airlines that have known security vulnerabilities, especially when safer alternatives exist? Is it considered putting yourself in danger, which is forbidden by the Torah?
How do we teach our children that being religious means following Hashem's Torah completely, not just the parts that are convenient? Because I see too many people today who think they're religious because they keep Shabbat but they have no problem looking at forbidden images. Or they eat strictly kosher but they cheat in business. This is not Judaism. This is a costume party.
How do we ensure that our children and our communities don't become religious on the outside but empty on the inside?
wow. but what can we imagine that there is after you reach the border where the universe ends?
If the holy books say that in Kaf HaKella a soul is flinged form one end of the universe to the other, does that imply that the Torah claims the universe to be finite?
When a Jewish leader faces a decision to potentially sacrifice innocent lives to save many others, like shooting down a hijacked plane, what does the Torah say about pikuach nefesh and the calculation of lives? Can we ever make such a calculation?
How should Orthodox communities respond when political leaders, including Jewish ones, create policies that ignore or enable antisemitism under the guise of progressive politics?
The Gemara teaches us that before using any tool, we must ensure it doesn't lead us to sin. What safeguards must an Orthodox Jew implement when using AI technology in their daily life, their business, their home?
What is the deeper significance of the mitzvah of the four species - the lulav, etrog, hadassim and aravot - and why does the Torah command us specifically to take them together on Sukkot?
What is our responsibility to do teshuva when we hear of such events? The Zohar HaKadosh is clear that everything that happens in this world is directly connected to our actions. Are we using these wake-up calls to genuinely change, or are we just expressing momentary sadness and moving on?
Are we conducting our business with complete honesty and integrity? Because as I explained, our financial conduct directly impacts the spiritual forces in the world. When we cheat, when we deceive, when we charge forbidden interest - we are literally empowering Iran and Amalek.
If 40 percent of Americans admit openly that they're antisemitic - that's 160 million people in our so-called ally country - why are we still thinking that being modern, being liberal, being accepted by the goyim will save us?
The Gemara in Masechet Sanhedrin says that before Mashiach comes, there will not be a single prutah in the purse. How should an Orthodox Jew understand this prophecy in relation to investing money in Torah versus investing in material possessions and secular causes?
Here is your random question: How do Chassidic Rebbes like the Rachmastrivka Rebbe conduct themselves after Yom Kippur, and what can we learn from them? These tzaddikim don't just turn off their kedusha when the fast ends. They immediately begin preparing for Sukkot. They start building their sukkahs, they're thinking about their arba minim, their lulavim and etrogim. This is how a real Jew lives - from mitzvah to mitzvah, from kedusha to kedusha.
What is the Torah perspective on supporting families who have lost fathers in defense of the Jewish people, and what are our responsibilities as a community?
How much should a person give to help families celebrate Yom Tov properly, and is there a minimum amount that actually makes a difference?
Will you be moving to a community with authentic Orthodox values, or will you end up in a Modern Orthodox environment where, as studies have shown, nearly half the women don't go to the mikveh and over half don't believe in Hashgacha Pratit?
Do you understand that when a so-called religious Jew commits financial crimes against other Jews or non-Jews, this creates a massive chillul Hashem that affects all of Am Yisrael? Do you take responsibility to distance yourself from such people and their businesses?
Are you guarding your eyes from forbidden images on the internet?
he got a cross as a gift from some european monarch and he would wear whenever they would meet
Can you remind me of the story of Rav Ovadia and a cross he got as a gift?
No, the movies are NOT immodest and neither are the crafts
I was into movies int he past, but BH left it.; I am into arts and crafts. can i make sometimes some arts and crafts relating to those movies (nothing immodest) to fill in a bit on the nostalgia?
Shall I mimic someone's bad behavior to someone to make them see what they are like or is that God's issue?
What to say to someone who claims "If people do not understand me, it is because they are stupid. If I do not understand them, it is because they were not clear"?
can you tell me the pasuk?
Where does the Prophet say that we will be punished for saying we did not sin?
What about a hundred thousand?
From where do we know that in parashat Ree HaShem is giving us a deal which is either Bracha or Curse, without a middle option?
Could there be a porblem in a parent walking around the hous ein pyjamas?
If someone cannot attend Selichot at midnight due to work or other obligations, what is the minimum they should try to do during the aseret yemei teshuvah, the ten days of repentance?
Can you provide the same two answers translated in Portuguese?
She already spoke with the parents and they say that she should not mix in; what to do then?
What should a Bat Noach do when she sees that her parents are giving all their money to a grandson, with the approval of the rest of the family. while the parents suffer from lack of money? How does the obligation of honoring parents apply here?
What specific sacrifices did Rachel make, and how can a modern wife emulate that emunah today?
How does a wife physically and spiritually partner in her husband's Torah learning to make it her own?
¿Existe alguna relación entre la mente débil de la mujer y la prohibición de dirigir comunidades o de enseñar a hombres o en público? (La respuesta en Castellano, por favor)
Dinero, Torá «Dinero, Torá y Mashiaj» Mussar, Pirkei Avot (En Castellano, la respuesta, por favor)
Dinero, Torá «Dinero, Torá y Mashiaj» Mussar, Pirkei Avot
When governments hide information from their citizens, what does the Torah teach us about truth and transparency in leadership? We see throughout our history that righteous kings and leaders were held accountable. The Gemara teaches us that a leader who is not truthful cannot maintain his position properly.
¿Existe alguna relación entre la mente débil de la mujer y la prohibición de dirigir comunidades o enseñar a hombres o públicamente?
deshaciéndose de las pelucas en los yamim noraim
Shabbat shalom ✨ Rabino Reuven Bendiciones 🙌♾️💚
el problema del "legado" de los reshayim como jonathan sacks que se reunieron con idólatras y paganos para crear una sola religión
Un Honor Celestial! Tzadikim y Ángeles en el Gan Edén
el rigor de los yamim noraim
la relación entre los yamim noraim y el shofar