By Rabbi Aaron I. Reichel, Esq. U.S. and E.U. leaders have put inordinate pressure on Israel to not only stop fighting (with no concessions made for getting the hostages back), but to allow for more humanitarian aid to reach the “civilians” in Gaza and even to pay for the aid, even though many of these […]
By Rabbi Aaron I. Reichel, Esq. The daf yomi of Baba Kama 116 discusses some very dangerous scenarios, but still gives us hope that one day the wolf will live with the sheep (Isaiah 11:6). (Note: Non-Jews substitute a lion for a wolf in their “New Testament,” and a lamb for a sheep, but the […]
By Rabbi Aaron I. Reichel, Esq. Sometimes a page of the daf yomi (Talmudic page of the day) is amazingly relevant to today’s news, especially during this current situation, when so many of us are experiencing the most horrific news of our lifetimes. Not since the Holocaust have so many Jews, Hy’d, been murdered on […]
By Rabbi Aaron I. Reichel, Esq. It was the happiest of times, it was the unhappiest of times. It was Simchat Torah, the happiest day of the year, and the only day of the year when two joyous Jewish holidays are celebrated simultaneously in Israel (Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah), and it was a surprise […]