"A woman whose husband went overseas, and one[1] came and told her, 'Your…
Yevamot 87: The Ways of Peace
"G-d did not find a vessel more pleasing for the Jewish people than peace" (Uktzin 3…
The Fast of the Eighth of Tevet: Lost in Translation
"I recall with distress that which befell me; with three blows He struck me this month...He…
Yevamot 89: The Top Three
"Three signs are there for this nation: they are rachmanim, merciful; bayshanim…
Vayigash: Family Feud
"Your servant, our father, said to us: You know that my wife bore to me two sons" (44:27…
Mai Chanukah
"Mai Chanukah? What is Chanukah?" (Shabbat 21b). To this rather strange question, the Gemara…
Yevamot 69: The Sweet Taste of Shmitta
One of the key distinctions between the land of Israel and the Diaspora is the ability to observe…
VaYeshev: The Sounds of Silence
It takes much thought and hard work to learn when to speak up and when to remain silent. Often…
Yevamot 65: Childless Isn't Barren
One of the famous concepts of Jewish law is the exemption of women from time-bound positive…
Yevamot 63: I Want Pea Soup
"The signature of G-d is truth" (Sanhedrin 64a). "Accept the truth from wherever it…
Yevamot 63: Why Have Children?
"And G-d blessed them; and G-d said unto them: 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish…
Why Can't We Marry? Yevamot 59
To Western man the notion that one must marry somebody in specific or even that restrictions be…
Yevamot 52: Living With Your In-Laws
“Rav ordered that lashes be given to any person who betrothed by cohabitation, who betrothed…
Yevamot 52: Preparing for Marriage
Masechet Kiddushin opens by delineating the three methods by which one is mekadesh, betroths,…
Yevamot 49: An Exceptional People
"Shimon ben Azzai said: I found a scroll of genealogy, and it was written, 'So-and-so…
Yevamot 47: Judaism 101
"A convert who comes to convert bizman hazeh, nowadays...we inform him of the importance…
Toldot: Pray for Others
“Rabbi Yitzchak said: ‘Yitzchak our forefather was barren, as it is written ‘and…
Yevamot 44: The Practice of Law
Halacha, Jewish law, has a multiplicity of voices, each reflecting the word of the living…