10 Lessons
Homosexuality: The Malady of Our Generation
Many people are afraid to express the position of the Torah on this issue, and give in to the power of today's liberal paganism.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5775
Did the Rabbis Invent a Prohibition?
It is a mitzvah to marry by the age of twenty and no later than twenty-four Postponing pregnancy is similar to postponing circumcision to the ninth day.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5775
Halakha on Abortion of Fetuses with Severe Abormalities
A fetus is considered a living entity in regards to certain laws, but there is no penalty of death for taking its life. What do the rabbinical decisors say?
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
Adoptive Parents
Note that there is information about the Shmitta year at the end of the article.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5774
An Enduring Name, Better than Sons and Daughters
Dealing with the reality of infertility, both emotionally and spiritually.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5774
The Pain of Childlessness
When a childless couple overcomes their sadness and unites with devotion and passion, they become partners in bringing down souls to the world, giving them sparks of soul from their union.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5774
Comfort for Childless Couples
Reading articles about the mitzvah to have children is agonizing for couples who have tried every medical option and remain childless. Words addressed to them.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5774
Counting Blessings . . . and Calories
The Sages teach that “jealousy, greed, and honor remove a person from the world” (Avot 4:21). These negative traits stem from the fact that a person is not satisfied with his own life and believes that his happiness depends upon exterior factors.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5766
Torah Study or Profession?
After a student has studied for a number of years and has received a firm Torah foundation, it is best to direct him according to his talent and ambition – whether in the field of Torah, viz., education or the Rabbinate, or some practical vocation.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5765