Parshas Shoftim
Rabbi Berel Wein Following the decisions of the court and judges of one’s time – even if one personally disagrees with those judicial conclusions – is the subject of this week’s parsha. This leads to a later concept in halacha of a zakein mamreh – a leading scholar, a member of the Sanhedrin itself, who […]
617 Words About Those 87,000 IRS Agents
Allan Rolnick, CPA Washington has just passed an “Inflation Reduction Act” that includes billions in new spending to cut carbon emissions and extend Obamacare subsidies. The act pays for it with a new 15% corporate alternative minimum tax, a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks, new Medicare drug pricing rules, and enhanced tax enforcement. In […]
Charity with Uncharitable Intentions
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow One time, when all of Bnei Yisrael came up on pilgrimage (oleh regel) to Jerusalem, there was no water available for drinking. Nakdimon ben Gurion approached a certain lord and said to him: “Loan me 12 wells of water for the pilgrims, and I will repay you 12 wells of water; and […]