This Shabbat we read the first portion in the book of Deuteronomy where Moses, reprimands the Jews for all the sins they did during the previous 40 years of wandering in the desert. But at first glance this is not understood. The word ‘Torah’ means practical teaching. What importance does Moses’ rebuke to Jews that sinned over 3,300 years ago have to do with us?? Why not just let bygones be bygones? • Full Article 

In this thought-provoking episode of Rambam-In-depth, Rabbi Heschel Greenberg delves into the intriguing ruling of marrying a niece according to the Rambam • Watch

A collection of halachos related to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, imperative to being able to serve Hashem properly, from Halacha2Go.com and AskTheRav.com by Horav Yosef Yeshaya Braun • Plus: The Rebbe’s answer to Rabbi Yehuda Kalman Marlow concerning the Tay-Sachs test (“Dor Yeshorim”) • Full Article

Over 150 students at Machon Lemaan Yilmedu took a series of tests which took place over several days and were given by Rabbi Dovid Refael Banon, member of the Beis Din in Montreal and Dayan of the Chabad community there. • Full Article

If you could choose to meet one person in history, who would it be? There’s a part of me that is very curious to meet a man who was derogatively called ‘Acher’ (‘someone else’ [sic]) after he turned apostate upon leaving the famous ‘garden.’ The story goes like this: His original name was Elisha ben Avuya, one of the greatest sages of his time • Full Article

What’s special about women? The fact that they are smarter, more creative, more put-together than men. What’s special about men? The fact that they’re married to women! • Full Article

This week we read a double portion; the first, Matot, begins with laws concerning vows and the second, Massai, with a list of the forty-two journeys the Jews made in the Desert after leaving Egypt. Everything in the Torah comes to improve us and teach us.  So, there must be a deep lesson here. Perhaps we can understand the connection between vows, journeys and us by a story • Full Article

Helen sat on the couch, her eyes swollen with tears. She herself did not know how long she was sitting like that, staring into space, feeling helpless. The familiar footsteps of John, her husband, who had just walked into the house, jarred her out of her reverie. But she did not have the energy to get up and greet him warmly as she usually did. “What happened, Helen?” John asked worriedly. Tears choked her up and she could barely get out the words. “Judy… Judy…” • Full Story