The sweeping nationwide “Defund the Police” movement hit the streets of New York City over the last couple of weeks and has left many confused and angry, as many argue that hardworking and law-abiding citizens will ultimately suffer if cities opt to decrease the presence of law enforcement. There
Over the millennia, people have lived and died for it, married and betrayed for it. They’ve even killed for it. Yet now, when so many are suffering
When a person recites Kiddush on Friday night on behalf of everybody at the table, the listeners must have in mind to fulfill their obligation with
The Gemara in Masechet Shabbat (18a) addresses the case of a water-operated mill that one sets into motion before Shabbat so that it will operate and
There was a peasant farmer in old Russia. This poor farmer stood weeping by the side of the road. He was a farmer with no land to farm and no food to
The Shulchan Aruch writes that a person wearing Tefillin must ensure that specifically the black side of the straps faces outward. And the Gemara in
The prohibitions of Shabbat include restrictions not only on our conduct and activity during Shabbat, but with regard to our speech, as well. The
