One of the most significant changes is regarding the Purim Seudah. Ordinarily, the meal is held in the afternoon and extends into the night. However, since it is Erev Shabbat, one must finish the main ...

Shabbat, when defined by what cannot be done ... wrote that the Rabbis of the Mishnah and Talmud had “developed and systematized (the laws of the Sabbath) to an extent which has made their ...

Our second grader is about to finish Tractate Berachot at school, and the fascinating phenomena unpacked in Science Behind the Mishnah are a great resource to match his natural curiosity about the ...

In the haftarah, too, Shaul faces a situation that requires the full participation of the entire nation, a milchemet mitzvah, ...

MK Elazar Stern (Yesh Atid) spoke out today (Sunday) against the opening of the new shopping center "Big Fashion Glilot' on Shabbat, clarifying that he will not visit it as long as commerce ...

I don’t work on Saturdays. Ever. As an Orthodox Jew, I observe Shabbat, a religious practice that mandates rest on the seventh day of the week. From sundown on Fridays to sunset on Saturdays ...

If you encounter a stranger crying in a public place, what do you do? For many people, a natural instinct is avoidance. Rabbi Sharon Brous has a much different reaction.

While Moshe was absent up on Mount Sinai, the people feared he was dead and turned to Aaron and demanded that he craft an idol, the golden calf. Even to the extent of that the people actually said, ...

Kissing Girls on Shabbat begins with a “trigger warning ... according to Halacha as stated in the Shulchan Aruch and the Mishna Berura. If it is determined by Rabbi Turkel of Lakewood ...