A Cut Above
After much pleading from my wife, I agreed to take my children to the barber. The last child to get his haircut was behaving rather well, when suddenly, the screaming started.
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Middos and Mussar
Lifnim Meshuras HaDin
Going beyond the letter of the law.
The Fifth Shulchan Aruch
A stateside individual wanted to send clothing to her relative in Eretz Yisrael. She knew of someone going to Israel for an extended stay who had extra room in his luggage, so she asked the traveler if he could deliver…
Who Knows Nine?
In this column, we previously discussed Rabbah Bar Bar Chana’s workers who broke the barrels of wine they were hired to transport (Bava Metzia 83a).
A Matter Of Great Interest
In Pozen, the hometown of the great and revered sage Rabbi Akiva Eiger, zt’l, lived a wealthy Jew. Unfortunately, this Jew had built his fortune largely by lending money to other Jews with interest.
Beyond The Letter Of The Law
What is the definition of a chumrah? It is an optional stringency in halachah that one takes upon himself. There are certain practices that some may view as chumros, but which others view as halachic requirements.
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Rabbah bar bar Chanah and the Broken Barrels
Porters break Rabbah bar bar Chanah’s barrels of wine. Rav tells him to forgo his claim and, because the workers are poor, to pay them their wages too.