One of most bitter and divisive (Jewish) fights of the 19th century was that…
Mind Your Own Business: Sotah 21
In our last post we discussed how a rasha arum, a cunning evildoer, is amongst the…
The Tuition Crisis: Leaving a Lasting Legacy
Most Canadians in turning 71 get a monetary windfall as they begin to cash in the savings…
The Religious Hypocrite: Sotah 22
“He [Rabbi Yehoshua] used to say: a pious fool, a cunning evildoer, an ascetic…
The Bare Torah: Sotah 21
In our last post we discussed the view of Rabbi Eliezer that one who teaches his daughter Torah is…
Our Daughter's Torah: Sotah 21
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. It is this notion that lay at the heart of one of the most…
Time for Carpool: Sotah 20
For most people carpool is a scheduling nuisance, one of those necessary but unwanted jobs of…
VaYetze: Sisters In Love
One could hardly find fault with the claim that sibling rivalry is the major theme of Sefer…
A Holy Sinner: Sotah 15
Just this week an Ontario Court ruled that a 19 year old convicted of first degree murder of a…
What a Beginning: Sotah 14
What a Beginning!: Sotah 14 “Rav Simlai expounded: The Torah begins…
Sotah 14: Where is Moshe Buried?
As we end the first chapter of masechet Sotah (and as discussed in our
Sotah 12: The Heroics of Miriam
"In the measure that a person measures so it is measured to him. She [the sotah…
The Potential Rewards of Sin (Sotah 7b)
Our Sages were great realists. They understood the complexities of the human condition…
Chayei Sarah: Mourning for Mother
"And Abraham said to his servant of the household. I bind you by an oath that you will not…
Home Alone? (Sotah 7)
The Mishna is almost exclusively a legal code and like all codes displays little 'emotion'…
Adultery and Washing One's Hands (Sotah 4)
Jewish law and thought covers all aspects of life and that means nothing is beyond the purview of…
You Get What You Deserve (Sotah 2)
The opening lines of a book are meant to set the tone of the book - providing background,…