Year: 2020

Today, we answer the question on everyone's mind - can I perform a Rabbinic (not biblical) commandment in the nude? Before reading on and finding the answer, please write your…

Today's Daf debates how we properly respect the Chanukah lights. To understand this debate, we need to turn back to the Bible and discuss how we cover blood. Leviticus 17:13…

For modern America, the holiday of Chanukah is the most widely known, not because of its theological significance, but because of its proximity to Christmas and "the Holiday Season". The…

In my previous job I traveled all over the world. I traveled to five continents (six, depending on whether the Middle East is Asia, Africa or Europe) and numerous countries.…

With the COVID-19 quarantine, I have learned that every day is a day of rest for my dogs! They spend most of their day lying at my feet waiting for…

Our Daf yesterday ended in the middle of a Mishnah that listed a series of activities that Shammai ruled could not be started on Shabbat if the process would not…

I am fairly certain that my dry cleaners are not Jewish. For the last 20+ years when I have gone to them, I have been greeted by an inspirational verse…

Today's Daf contains a ruling that Samaritan women are considered Niddah (impure because of menstruation) from their birth. In the Talmud Samaritans are referred to as "Cutheans". I had no…

One of my favorite movies is Monty Python's Life of Brian. I have seen it dozens of times. My wife won't watch it with me because I yell the lines…

Today, we have no choice but to go deep in the weeds. I will try to explain the laws of impurity for food, containers and liquids, but I am an…