Take Five For Torah

Having good midot is grounded in the dignity of man, yet also must reflect the image of G-d.

What is the connection between enjoying a summer barbecue and not talking after washing our hands in order to eat bread?

Serving and spending time with a rabbi to see how he conducts himself can leave an even greater impact than the Torah he teaches.

By not being able to pick up stones and other muktzah items, the rabbis are telling us to think about Shabbat before it begins.

The way that we converse with people is so critical, not only in the words we use, but also in the way we say them.

Eretz Yisroel is very challenging, and is therefore all the more reason to invest our resources of energy to ensure the vital gift of divinity in Eretz Yisroel.

Understanding the connection between the three daily prayers and what they represent.

Can one ask a Jewish doctor to violate Shabbat to perform cosmetic surgery?

We can believe that something is true, and even teach it to others, but we still might not recognize how it applies to us and what we do.

Bnei Yisrael was chosen for a specific purpose...to receive the land of Israel.

Rav Kook's explanation of the halachic requirement that a synagogue have windows.

Understanding how we can ask G-d for our needs in prayer, yet prayer is also referred to as a service.

How to approach false labor and birth on Shabbat from a halachic perspective.

Often times we have to make sacrifices and do without the amenities of luxurious living so that guests and those truly in need can feel fully comfortable.

Our seven week Omer odyssey is a time to remember and internalize what the omer was, what the omer is, and what we hope it will be.

The entire idea of Pesach is that each year we examine our limits, as well as those barriers between us and Hashem, and we transcend them.

On this Pesach we must ask ourselves - Am I really free when I allow the ego of self and materialism to define who I am?

Pesach is characterized as the Chag Emunah - the festival of faith.

Before Pesach we clean our homes, but it is also important to ask ourselves if we've cleaned our neshomah, our soul.

As we approach the seder night, perhaps the most central mitzvah is retelling, reliving, and hopefully re experiencing the Exodus from Egypt.