A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news
By Sivan Rahav Meir
Jewish Unity: From Milwaukee to Herzliya
"Each morning, first thing, before I eat or drink anything, I say a chapter of Tehillim...
Ohr HaMercaz – Rabbi Yaakov Schonberg topic on the Daf
ENFORCED CHARITY
A baraisa on Bava Basra 8b teaches that contributions to the kupa shel tzedakah are collected by two people and the funds are...
The Changing Tide of Leadership
By Rabbi David Milston
In the verses immediately following the sin of the spies, we assume our leaders were exempt from punishment. However, perhaps we...
Rabbi Moshe Taragin on A “Moment” For American Jewry
July 4th is an annual celebration of democracy. In the modern era, democracies have supplanted oppressive forms of government, protected individual rights, and liberated...
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Being a Rabbi & Bending the Rules
Dear Rabbi
I would just like your opinion whether Rabbis should occasionally bend the rules and turn a blind...
Yehoshua’s Name Change By Rabbi Danny Mirvis
“These are the names of the men who Moshe sent to spy out the Land, and Moshe called Hoshea bin Nun, ‘Yehoshua’” (Bamidbar 13:16).
This...
Ask Rabbi Schochet – on Lubavitch’s Longevity and Parenting Pointers
Chabad – Thirty Years On
Dear Rabbi
This year marks 30 years since the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. As you are Chabad can you sum...
PRIVACY IN HALACHA – Ohr Hamercaz
by R' Yaacov Schonberg
PRIVACY IN HALACHA
The opening dafim of Bava Basra discuss היזק ראיה, damage by visual access. Partners who share a yard or...
Rav Eli Stefansky MDY Shiur and Siyum held in Manchester
Stay tuned for a Full report and many more photos in this week's Jewish Weekly
Photos by Lawrence Purcell
The Curse of Flattery, the Gift of Rebuke
by Shmuel Reichman
The Curse of Flattery, the Gift of Rebuke
In describing the tragedy of flattery, the Mishnah (Sotah 41a) describes the following incident: When...
Parshat Behaalotcha – a lesson in Devotion
By Sivan Rahav-Meir
In this week’s Torah portion, Beha’alotecha, the parsha opens with a mission that is not only about lighting, but about enlightening too....
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Stealing Innocence
Dear Rabbi
My child attends a non-Jewish school. They are now keen to teach the children all about LGBTQ, transgenderism etc. My son...
DAF TOPICS by Yakov Schonberg from OHR HAMERCAZ
BAL TOLIN – PUNCTUAL WAGES
Paying wages punctually is probably the most common Choshen Mishpat issue that affects most people regularly, yet few are familiar...
The Age of Discontent
By Rabbi Moshe Taragin
The past eight months have felt absurdly Kafkaesque. Our bizarre and disorienting reality defies any logical explanation. We feel utterly powerless...
Beyond the Headlines – A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about...
By Sivan Rahav Meir
As we approach the festival of Shavuot, here is a powerful idea that is more consequential than any political debate:
A Jewish...
Ask the Rabbi – with Rabbi Y Schochet
Is Silence Golden?
Dear Rabbi
Growing up my mother used to criticise me for talking too much and used to tell me I should learn when...
AYIN HARA – THE EVIL EYE
DAF TOPICS by Yakov Schonberg from OHR HAMERCAZ
On Daf 107a Rav is quoted as saying that it is forbidden for a person to stand...
An “Extra” Ten Commandments For Shavuot 2024
By Rabbi Moshe Taragin
For over two thousand years, humanity lived in darkness and confusion. The human imagination could not imagine a One G-d responsible...
OHR HAMERCAZ – 172 – “OWNER WITH HIM” EXEMPTIONS – Bava Metzia 95a-97a
DAF TOPICS by Yakov Schonberg, from OHR HAMERCAZ, the Mercaz Daf Yomi weekly newsletter.
“OWNER WITH HIM” EXEMPTIONS
The Torah provides sweeping exemptions for a borrower,...