“Because of this the children of Israel, to this day, do not eat the thigh muscle that is on…
Chulin 97: It Tastes Great
Rabbinic debates are not for the faint-hearted. They can be most intense, and sadly, can lead to…
Chulin 94: Let's Have Some Wine
In our last post, we spoke about geneivat da’at, generating false goodwill, in the…
Vayakhel: Building the Shabbat
“The laws of Shabbat…are like a mountain being held up by a thread” (Chagigah…
Chulin 94: What a Nerve!
One would not normally associate the prohibition to eat the gid hanashe, the sciatic nerve,…
Ki Tisa: With the People
“G-d declared to Moshe, Go down [from the mountain] for the people whom you brought out…
Chulin 83: Cow and Calf
One of most famous mitzvot of the Torah is that of shiluach haken, the obligation to send away…
Chulin 60: The Essence of Torah
One of the teachings that is ingrained in us from a young age is that every letter, and surely…
Chulin 60: Once in a Blue Moon
The least observed of biblical holidays is undoubtedly Rosh Chodesh. As a holiday based in the…
Terumah: It's all in the Details
Symbols play a crucial role in self and group identification and affect almost everything we do. Be…
Chulin 54: We Can Talk Later
Dan Arielly begins his best-selling book, Predictably Irrational, by noting that for we humans…
Mishpatim: Divine Justice, Human Mercy
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot” (Shemot…
Chulin 44: A Kosher Animal?
That the “Orthodox” community is more careful about kosher food than kosher money is…
Yitro: Yes and No
Vayedaber Hashem el Moshe lei'mor is the most commonly occurring verse of the Bible. While…
Chulin 42: Heavenly Truth
In the introduction to his responsa, Rav Moshe Feinstein writes that the Sages of each generation…
Chulin 17: I Would Love Some Pork
“And it will be, when the Lord, your G-d, brings you to the land He swore to your fathers, to…
Chulin 15: Please Be Quiet
In a beautiful teshuva (Orach Chaim 4 #89) written during Chanukah 1960, Rav Moshe Feinstein was…
Chulin 15: Shabbat Slaughter
“It is a sign between Me and the Jewish people that in ‘six days’ G-d created the…