Emor - Lag ba'omer 5778

"וביום השביעי שבת שבתון מקרא קודש כל מלאכה לא תעשו"(כג,ג)

Giving Directions on Shabbat?

It was Shabbat afternoon in Jerusalem and Danny was heading towards shul for a Torah shiur, when a car pulled over near the curb. The driver rolled down his window and called out to Danny, “Hey, can you tell me how to get to Bialik Street? I've been driving around here for a half hour already and still can’t find that street!”

Tazria-M'tzora 5778

"זאת תהיה תורת המצורע" (יד,ב) -
"אמר ר"ל: מאי דכתיב זאת תהיה תורת המצורע, זאת תהיה תורתו של מוציא שם רע" (ערכין טו)

Self Defense

 Shlomi had a good job in a pleasant office. He was very hardworking and successful. Until…one morning his coworker in the adjacent cubicle glared at him with contempt. Then, at lunch, he heard other coworkers whispering and pointing at him. The kind receptionist reluctantly shared with Shlomi that Eli (presumably jealous of Shlomi’s success) started a false rumor in the office that Shlomi committed a serious offense.

In memory of Rav Ronsky - 7th of Pesach 5778

Lying in order to perform a Mitzva

Shimi is a soldier in “Tzahal” (the Israeli army). One afternoon, while his unit was doing lengthy but routine training exercises, he realized that he was going to miss his opportunity to daven mincha. Earlier that afternoon his unit was given its mandated allotment of time which enables the religious soldiers to daven mincha.