G-d's Waiting Room

With its abundance of retirement homes for the elderly, Miami Beach is often called, with macabre humor, “God’s waiting room”. Retirement isn’t as notorious as heart disease or cancer but it’s still a major killer.

Is Circumcision Mutilation

Prince Charles and before him the sons of George V - Edward VIII (later the duke of Windsor), George VI, Henry, duke of Gloucester; George, duke of Kent; and Prince John, were all circumcised. In fact, circumcision was widely performed on British middle - and upper-class male infants from the 1890s through the 1940s. Things have changed a bit since then: In 2010, activists against infant circumcision began an initiative to ban all non-medically necessary circumcisions of minors calling it mutilation. Why do Jews circumcize their sons?

An Intimate Conversation

Is there any problem with having an intimate conversation with a woman who isn't your wife? Does it harm the connection with one's wife? Based on an article by rabbi Yoni Lavi.

The Angel from Westchester

A moving story about how divine providence led Levi Welton to a convert who was inspired to name himself Chaim, after dancing with an angel he met in Westchester.

The Many Advantages in Not Knowing When We Will Die

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G-d reveals what knowledge is detrimental morally, practically, psychologically, socially and economically.

Why Judaism Respects the Corpse and the Dead- Eternity, Not Superstition

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Death is less frightening when viewed intellectually through the eyes of eternity, not imagination.

The Proper Perspective How to View People that Died

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Time and objectivity help relate, review and learn from people after their death.

Youth Isn't Just a Preparation for Life But Rather the Most Ideal Stage of Life

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As opposed to most societies which see childhood as a necessary stage of preparation to learn how to earn a livelihood, Judaism rates a person by his G-dliness, not his money, and sees youth as more "unadulterated" and natural.

When to Be Strict and When Lenient in Life and Parenting?

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Everyon knows there is a need for both discipline and leniency, but can there be guidelines as to the proper balance?

More Love and Less Discipline- the Change in Education Styles

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Examining the delicate balance between Love and Awe towards parents, rabbis and G-d in each respective generation.

Ramifications of Naming a Child

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Parent's often choose a name for their child based upon a nice ring or contemporary style, but Judaism believes one's name has depth and significance.