The new social media have brought about a return to an ancient phenomenon, public shaming. Tthis gives us a way of understanding the otherwise bewildering phenomenon of tsara’at.
Why do bad things seemingly happen to good people?
Nadav & Avihu's death arises a hard question: why do bad things seemingly happen to good people? And there is a corollary question involved here as well – why did tragedy strike then and there?
Why is Torah study the most important commandment in the Torah? How does one fulfill this Mitzvah? Just how much Torah must one know? Rabbi Eliezer Melamed addresses these and other questions in his distinctly clear style.