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When Can Women Serve as Witnesses?
Women are entrusted with the most crucial roles in Jewish life. Raising and educating children, ensuring the standard of kashrut and a stringent observance of family purity are central to preserving Jewish families and communities – and these mitzvot rely on the reliability and dedication of women. Why, then, are there cases in which women…
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Take a Deep Breath: The Power of Breathing in Judaism
Breath plays a very important role in the relationship between man and his Creator…
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Bal Tashchit & Going Green: A Torah Perspective
A story is told of the young Rav Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch, out walking one day alongside his father…
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Does Romantic Love Exist in Judaism?
Romantic love has undergone many iterations over the centuries, and philosophers and thinkers have differed in definitions, all focusing on different perspectives and semantic elements. Judaism, too, does not have one steady definition of what romantic love is. Still, rather than trying to arrive at the perfect written definition, we can extrapolate on the key…
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Wigs and Avoda Zara
How a woman covers her hair after marriage is a deeply personal decision. An array of options exist, and each carries with it various social and cultural messages. One form of head covering, common in many communities around the world, is the use of a wig, or sheitel. In this article we will examine some…
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Ervah: Definition, Implications and Meaning
The concept of boundaries is emphasised throughout the Torah; what we can and can’t eat, whom we can and can’t marry, when and how to bring offerings, and the list goes on. At first glance, it’s a rather restrictive lifestyle filled with stringent rules. Upon deeper inspection, however, we find that the halachic framework set…
