The Backward River
By Rabbi Moshe Taragin
The primary Hebrew word for inheritance is “yerusha. However, the Torah supplies an additional term for inheritance– the word “nachalah”- and...
Tehilim – Psalm 40
King David was a master of poetry, effortlessly weaving together strands of genius to leave lasting impressions on countless generations of Jews. “Vayaleini meboir...
Ask Rabbi Shochet on Dreams, the song of the Eishet Chayil and the role...
Better Advice Next Time!
Dear Rabbi
I read your response to Moss in last week’s Jewish Weekly. I am saddened and surprised at your advice. As...
AUDITED ACCOUNTS
Checking the income and expenditure of the Tabernacle-building project required careful auditing, which is the major feature of the Torah passage this Shabbat.
How interesting...
Ask Rabbi Shochet
BACK INTO THE RING
Dear Rabbi
I look forward to reading your Ask the Rabbi in the Jewish Weekly every week. Torah endorses dispute and differences...
Too Many Experts – Torah Column by Rabbi Moshe Taragin
There are very few storylines as dramatic or as harsh as the saga of a ben sorer u'moreh. A wayward adolescent boy exhibits preliminary...
Ask Rabbi Schochet on the Gov’t proposals for abolishing masks and social distancing
Masks On or Off? A Covid Reality Check
Dear Rabbi
With the government’s new proposals to abolish masks and social distancing, I wonder what your view...
Ask the Rabbi – DOES GOD CARE HOW WE WORSHIP HIM?
DOES GOD CARE HOW WE WORSHIP HIM?
Q. Whether in a synagogue, church or mosque, does God really care how people worship Him?
A. Our prayer...
Ask The Rabbi – PESACH PRICE FIXING
PESACH PRICE FIXING
Dear Rabbi
I think you’ve been asked this before. Why are Pesach prices so much more expensive than kosher food throughout the rest...
Thoughts on the Parshah
BY Rabbi Aryeh zev Saunders
In this week’s parshah the Jews complained about their lack of good food. They recalled all the delicacies they ate...
