The Ra?avad (R. Avraham ibn Daud, 13th c.) was one of Provence?s great Jewish scholars. In the introduction to his book Ba?alei Nefesh (which is about the relationship between a husband and wife) he describes the motivation for...
The following was originally published in a column in The SHPiEL, a bi-weekly student-run Jewish student newspaper at the University of Florida. Thinking Outside the Lox With Rabbi Yonah Schiller Green Is So Yesterday Everyone has gotten on the ?Green Wagon:? politicians, celebrities, movies, corporations. Even my youngest daughter?s tushy is swathed in reusable cloth […]
The following was originally published in a “Dear Rabbi” column in The SHPiEL, a bi-weekly student-run Jewish student newspaper at the University of Florida. To Hell and Back Q. Do Jews believe in Hell? A. We?re all going to Hell so don?t worry about it. Well, sort of. It depends on what you mean by […]
Article by: Shifra Baronofsky
Gender and Education is a very sensitive topic within Judaism. From the time of the Talmud in the early first millennium until only a few decades ago...
D'vrei torah by: Shifra Baronofsky
Rabbi Kaminetsky says Revenge. Though the Torah warns us against acting on our emotions, it's hard to control the desire. In fact...