The objective of these self-study shiurim is to allow the reader to learn in the comfort of his home in-depth texts and to make these texts available and friendly to the reader.The Hebrew text is presented and the reader may study them on his own. The main idea of the text has been translated. The reader no longer has to feel like an outsider who just hears what the Rabbi says without learning and exploring on his own. Now, with the references at our fingertips, Torah study is so much easier!?
People, who cannot read Hebrew at all, have no choice but to pray in the language that they can read and understand. However, anyone who can should accept the challenge of studying the prayers a bit at a time, gradually thereby developing both fluency and comprehension
The basic Halachot of Duchening, taking off shoes and washing hands, Why Is This Mitzvah Called Duchening? The connection between Duchening and dreams...
The mitzvah of gid hanosheh forbids us from eating the sciatic nerve, a sinew that runs from the lower back over the top of the hip and down the leg.
Another Mitzvah is not eating the Cheylev, some fats in an animal.
I recline in an armchair in the lobby of the hotel and look over the menu. After the crazy day I've had, I deserve to relax and enjoy a good meal. Suddenly, I am menaced by a disturbing thought: Am I really permitted to enjoy myself in this world?
The laws relating to Jewish converts are most astounding. Despite the criticism directed at the Jewish people on the grounds that Judaism is racist, the Torah teaches us that any non-Jew who earnestly seeks to join the Jewish people may do so.