Category Archives: Al reguel ajat

Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994) was born in the port of Nokolaev, in the Russian Empire. He was the son of Rabbi Levi Yitzhak Schneerson and Chana Yanovsky. He was a direct descendant of the third Lubavitcher Rebbe, Tzemach Tzedek Schneerson. … Seguir leyendo →

The Talmud, in tractate «Shabbat,» lists 39 categories of work that are prohibited on Shabbat. One of them, 39, states that it is forbidden to carry anything from a private domain, such as one’s home, to a public domain, such … Seguir leyendo →

One factor that distinguishes the different religious movements within Judaism is the absolute or relative character each gives to the commandments of the Torah. There are those, on the one hand, who completely resist making any changes, in contrast to … Seguir leyendo →

It is written in Pirkei Avot (Treatise of the Fathers) 1:1: “Moses received the Torah on Mount Sinai and transmitted it to Yehoshua. He transmitted it to the elders of the people, who in turn passed it on to the … Seguir leyendo →

Sherwin Theodore Wine (1928-2007) was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was the son of parents originally from Poland, affiliated with the Conservative movement, who kept a kosher home and observed the Sabbath. He studied at the University of Michigan, where … Seguir leyendo →

In the Jewish calendar, there are six days on which one must fast. Two of them, Yom Kippur and Tishah b’Av, are major fasts that last a full day, from sunset on the evening of the first day until sunset … Seguir leyendo →

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, 1937-2020, was born in Jerusalem to a completely secular and Zionist family. His father was one of the few from the Land of Israel who volunteered to support the Republic in the Spanish Civil War. At the … Seguir leyendo →

Eugene Borowitz (1924-2016) was born in Columbus, Ohio, to parents originally from Lithuania who spoke Yiddish at home. He proudly stated that he was the product of a mixed marriage between a cerebral Lithuanian grandfather and an emotional Hasidic grandfather. … Seguir leyendo →

Hermann Cohen (1842-1918) was born in Coswig, a town in central Germany with a small Jewish community. Despite its size, in 1800 the community received permission to build a synagogue on the same street where the Cohens would later live. … Seguir leyendo →

The Mishnah, the first written work of Jewish oral tradition, contains in its fourth book, «Nezikin,» which means «damages,» everything related to civil and commercial law. In the Talmud, ten tractates comment on the topics discussed in Nezikin. And for … Seguir leyendo →