By Shlomo Riskin   What is the truest definition of freedom? I believe that an exploration of a difference of interpretation between two Talmudic Sages on a phrase in our… Read more »

By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb   My father, may he rest in peace, worked for many years in the garment industry for a company which manufactured ladies’ apparel, known… Read more »

By Shlomo Riskin   “They shall direct My people as to what is sacred and what is mundane; they shall inform them as to what is ritually impure and what… Read more »

By Rabbi Ilana C. Garber   What was one of the holiest moments in your life? I remember my wedding day: standing under the chupah with my beloved, participating in… Read more »

By Shlomo Riskin   While the Passover Seder is still freshly on our minds and taste buds, allow me to suggest an important lesson that we are likely to overlook…. Read more »

By Shlomo Riskin   “And you shall observe My decrees and My laws which a human being shall perform and he shall live by them; I am the Lord” (Lev…. Read more »

By Shlomo Riskin   “This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing, he shall be brought unto the priest” (Lev. 14:2). Do houses have… Read more »

By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb   Have you ever been asked the question, “What is your earliest memory?” I have been asked that question many times. Considering the question posed,… Read more »

By Shlomo Riskin   The two main subjects dealt with in this week’s Torah portion of Shemini seem to be totally removed one from the other. First, we read of… Read more »