"V'Anshei Kodesh Tihiyun Li", I need Humans with all their folly to remain Holy, says Hashem. Malachim I already have plenty of. - Kotzker Rebbe on Mishpatim 22:30 -
When Rav Shraga Feivel Mendelovitz embarked on a fundraising mission to finance his Yeshiva, his first stop was in Scranton to a wealthy former talmid who had left practicing Judaism behind. ...read more
"V'Rapoh Yirapeh" (Mishpatim 21:19). Although all health and sickness come exclusively from Hashem, the Torah gives permission for Doctor to intervene medically. Yet Chazal...read more
The Shulchan Aruch (CM 39:17) says clearly that if you promise to lend someone money, even if with your knowledge that person goes through the trouble and expense of drafting a loan agreement, you...read more
"Kol Almana V'Yason Lo Si'anun... "Ki Im Tza'ok Yitzak Eilai Shamoa Eshma Tzaakosoi", do not pain a widow or orphan... if they will scream to me I will answer (Mishpatim...read more
To broadcast a 30 second message to 100 million people around the world costs million. Seems like a lot of money but actually it is only 3 cents per person. According to the most...read more
The Chozeh of Lublin had a falling out with the Yehudi HaKadosh of
Peshischa after one of the senior and most Choshuveh Chassidim from the
Chozeh's court told false reports about the Yehudi...read more
Reb Menachem Mendel of Kotzk once asked his friend Reb Yizchok Vorki, what is a person's purpose in this world? Reb Yitzchok answered to be MeTaken their Neshama. Reb Menachem Mendel...read more
The
torah tells us that if you strike your Eved and he survives for more
than 24 hours you are not Chayav Misa, "Ki Kaspo Hu", because he is
your property (Mishpatim 21:21). ...read more
His whole life he waged a war for the truth. The external and internal truth. This was the essence of Rav Menachem Mendel Morgenstern better known as the Kotzker Rebbe. The word Kotzk has become...read more
Before the Shloshes Yimei Hagbalah, Hashem told Moshe to tell Bnei Yisroel that they may not go on to Har Sinai or else they will die. Then again on the day of Matan Torah, Hashem tells Moshe...read more
The Torah tells us that the reward for Kibud Av V'Eim is long life. Rav Saadia Gaon explains that sometimes when parents get old and the responsibility of taking care of them both...read more
The Mishna Brura writes (317:15) that if you have new article of clothing you may not insert on Shabbos its belts and strings that are left there permanently because you are Misaken Mana or...read more
A Russian Jew once struck up a conversation with his seatmate on a bus in Eretz Yisrael, and in the course of the conversation, described...read full story
