"Zebulun will dwell on the shores of the seas" (Bereshith 49:13). Why does it say 'seas' (Yamim) in the plural?...
Thursday, January 5, 2012/Tebeth 10, 5772

The Gemara tells us that the benefit of a fast day comes from the charity that is distributed. This is the basis...
Wednesday, January 4, 2012/Tebeth 9, 5772

There was once a very pious individual who gave charity on a regular basis. One day he had occasion to travel by...
Thursday, October 6, 2011/Tashri 8, 5772

We mentioned that one should avoid making vows (Nedarim). If someone made a vow in an optional matter (where there...
Monday, September 5, 2011/Elul 6, 5771

One should not make a Neder (vow) nowadays because making a vow is considered to be like building a Bamah (altar)....
Sunday, September 4, 2011/Elul 5, 5771

The following story from the Yalqut is mentioned in Me'il Sedaqa written by Hakham Eliyahu HaKohen, 'a"h. Thursday, May 5, 2011/Iyyar 1, 5771

ויבאו כל איש אשר נשאו לבו וכל אשר נדבה רוחו אתו "Every man whose heart raised...
Thursday, February 24, 2011/Adar A 20, 5771

The Talmud Yerushalmi (Pesahim) mentions the incident of Ribbi 'Aqiba and his friends who were going to collect...
Thursday, February 24, 2011/Adar A 20, 5771

A person who goes on a journey should make the effort to have others appoint him to do a Miswah (meritorious deed)...
Monday, November 15, 2010/Kislew 8, 5771

When someone leaves on a trip he must make sure not to separate from his friend while crying. Crying is a danger...
Sunday, November 14, 2010/Kislew 7, 5771

As we know, giving charity is considered to be one of the most important acts in Judaism. But is it possible to...
Wednesday, July 8, 2009/Tammuz 16, 5769