A. Put it this way: You buy your fiance an expensive diamond ring. The store gives you a little cardboard box with a soft, cushioned velvety inside. Though it doesn’t cost much, it creates an effect an...
A. The written Torah is complemented and explained in great length in the Oral Torah (which shares the same source at Sinai). Think of it like opening a folder on a friend’s computer (with permission, ...
A. Good point. Part of the Talmud is a huge body of in-depth and complex civil and legal law, and there are Rabbinical courts that judge cases according to this system, even in the US. In fact NYS Courts rec...
A. Two reasons. 1) The pre-sliced Challah is sliced thin, while I cut thicker slices – which makes for a tastier chunkier piece of Challah, plus it may be softer and fresher being that it is sliced rig...
A. All doors of any decent sized room (area of 6’x6′) which we inhabit: live, sleep, work or eat. Exceptions include the bathroom, a barn, rooms exclusively used for storage, or temporary places ...