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May 212 min read

Sense HR: 'Not Ready for Prime Time'

by Bill White Unfortunately, I find myself in the position of having to report on the suitability, or in this case, the unsuitability of...

May 204 min read

The Paradox of Progressive Taxation and Debt-Focused Deductions

by Ram ben Ze'ev In a world where hard work and financial prudence are ostensibly rewarded, it is paradoxical to witness a system that...

May 174 min read

Josephus Hero or Traitor

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen The man we know as Josephus (the Romans called him Flavius Josephus ), was an aristocratic Judean, born in...

May 174 min read

Parashat Emor

Any form of Non-Orthodox Judaism is a pitfall for heresy From HaGaon Rav Yaakov Sasson Shlit”a, The Head of Halacha Yomit (translated by...

May 163 min read

Differences that Bind

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen The Book of Leviticus * is concerned with difference. Different people, and different roles. Different standards of...

May 143 min read

Rising Before a Torah Scholar

The Torah (Vayikra 19) states: “You shall rise before the elderly and honor the face of an old man and you shall fear your G-d, I am...

May 133 min read

The Art of Rebuke: Exploring the Halakhic Principle of Admonishing a Fellow Jew

by Ram ben Ze'ev In Judaism, the principle of rebuke, or Tocheichah/Tochacha ( תוכיחוח ), holds significant weight. Rooted in the...

May 135 min read

'From Your Own Flesh Do Not Hide'

The verse (Yeshaya, 58) states: “Will you not share your bread to the hungry and bring the poor who are cast out to your house; when you...

May 105 min read

Parashat Kedoshim

Why our Barometer for Holiness is Hashem and not our fellow Jew From HaGaon Rav Zevadia HaCohen Shlit”a, The Head of the Batei Din in Tel...

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