6 Lessons

Reducing and Utilizing the Summer Vacation
The summer vacation is too long and can cause idleness, boredom and bad things. It should be reduced to one month and until then we must build a good program to fill the vacation.
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed

Life After Overdraft
One who believes that the Almighty oversees all and acts benevolently toward His creatures must be happy with his lot. Such a person must be thankful and believe that the Almighty has given him precisely what he ought to have - no more and no less.
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | 5764

Homosexuality - Sickness or Sanctioned?
Part of society classifies homosexuals and lesbians as mentally disturbed, while others consider them perfectly healthy individuals who happen to possess unusual desires. Torah ethics considers such behavioral tendencies the sickest of evils.
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | Shvat, 5753

School's Out
The concept of "summer vacation" really deserves a closer look. If we were to ask parents, many would describe the school vacation period as nothing but trouble. Yet, It also has its positive side and it is important to acknowledge this.
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | 17 Av 5753

"Obtain a Teacher For Yourself"
: With the onset of the "Bein HaZmanim" yeshiva vacation, many students are faced with the question of how to maintain a high spiritual level while in a non-religious liberal environment. How can one assure himself that he will not stumble?
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | 29, Nisan 5756
