Jewish Law
MISCONCEPTION: Rashi’s daughters wore tefillin. FACT: There is no evidence that Rashi’s daughters wore tefillin. BACKGROUND: Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, known…
The genesis of this essay began with an inquiry by the Jewish Action editors as to whether there is enough…
MISCONCEPTION: The person who sprinkles the ashes of a parah adumah (“red heifer”) on a tamei (ritually impure) person…
MISCONCEPTION: A Jew with a tattoo may not be buried in a Jewish cemetery. FACT: This belief has no basis…
MISCONCEPTION: The Gemara relates that on Yom Kippur, when the Kohen Gadol entered the Kodesh Hakodashim (Holy of Holies) in…
An exciting aspect of Torah study is the application of the age-old principles of halachah to the modern world in…
Perhaps it is because we live in twenty-first century America, a country largely…
Misconception: According to rabbinic tradition, a pomegranate (rimon) has 613 seeds.
Does the Torah take more of a socialist or a capitalist approach to society? The Torah, in fact, embraces aspects…
“And the land shall rest.” Vayikra 25:1-7 Every seventh year, residents of the land of Israel are reminded that…
It’s that time of year again in the Jewish State. An entire industry has shut down, workers are refraining from…
