BINA Living: Ask the Rabbi
This month’s classes:
BINA Living
Starts 9:20AM
Do You Believe in Ghosts?
Question:Can you shed some light on the custom to…
Good Lying
I heard you explain that harmless lies are also bad. You explained that “truth” is…
NOW YOU INVITE ME?!!
Question:At the Seder, following Kiddush, the…
What's Worse Than a Buzzing Mosquito at 3am?
Question:I am emailing you at 3:30am because I…
What Really Happened to the Firstborn?
Question: I love the Seder, but one thing that irks me every year is the Tenth Plague – the Death of the Firstborn. I understand the Egyptians oppressed the Israelites and I have no sympathy for Pharaoh…
BREAKING THE EIGHTEEN MINUTE RULE
It is well-known that Matzah is baked very quickly. From start to finish it must not take longer than eighteen minutes…
R.E.L.A.T.E Part one cont. - RESPECTING THE CHALLAH
When we make the Friday night Kiddush the two…
Why Do Jews Read the Credits?
Question:Why do the Jewish people seem to loom so…
RESPECT THEM WHEN THEY ARE ALIVE
I am often puzzled by the following. When someone…
When Tension Pulls You Apart...
Question: At Jewish weddings I've seen this dance…
Should We Bow Down to Pressure?
Question:In the Purim story, Mordechai the Jew…
THE SOURCE OF HAPPINESS
Haman had everything he wished for, but could not find real happiness. In a relatively short time Haman rose from a simple life to becoming the Prime Minister of the Persian Empire…