Parshas Yisro
Rabbi Berel Wein There are two different viewpoints as to the timing and to the nature of the visit of Yisro to the Jewish encampment in the desert of Sinai. One opinion is that he came before the revelation of G-d to the Jews and the granting of the Torah to them. The other opinion […]
A Fruity Matter
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow There is a well-known prohibition against cutting down fruit trees needlessly. Indeed, many non-Jewish gardeners are even aware of this. Some non-Jewish gardeners preemptively ask the religious owners to buy the fruit trees from them so that they may be cut down. Still, some individuals would rather suffer with the mess of […]
Mack the Knife
Allan Rolnick, CPA Five thousand years ago, give or take, the Mesopotamians invented the shekel. It was the world’s first currency and represented a huge step forward from primitive barter, the direct trade of goods and services. Since then, ingenious humans have used all sorts of objects to store and exchange value, including beaver skins, […]