by Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld | Jun 21, 2024 | Beginner
The revenge that there is no revenge worse than it is that the soul will be cut off and will not merit life [in the World to Come], as it is stated (regarding one who commits idolatry), ‘cut off, that soul shall be cut off, its sin is within it’ (Numbers...
by Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld | Jun 21, 2024 | Beginner
Anyone who brings the many towards merit — a sin will not come about through him. And anyone who brings the many to sin will not be given the opportunity to repent. Moses merited and brought merit to the many. The merit of the many was dependent upon him, as it...
by Rabbi Yisroel Belsky ztl | Jun 17, 2024 | Beginner
QUESTION 60: There are two buses that go from the Wall Street area to Monsey in the evening, about 40 minutes apart. One day I just missed the first bus. Near the bus stop is a fancy new hotel. Can I go into the lobby of the hotel to wait for the next bus? Can I sit...
by Rabbi Daniel Travis | Jun 17, 2024 | Beginner
Dear Rabbi Travis, I really battle knowing what lashon hara is and what isn’t. If I need to get advice about a problem with another person, I need to inform them of the “bad” for them to be able to help advise, right? The way I’ve understood...
by Rabbi Daniel Travis | Jun 17, 2024 | Intermediate
“Hunger and thirst are considered sickness. If a person can concentrate on tefillah before he eats, then he should do so. Otherwise he may eat before he prays” (Rambam, Tefillah 5,2). If a person is so hungry or thirsty that he cannot concentrate on his...