The Litigants’ Appointment of the Court
On a court chosen by the litigants in order to create a truly objective resolution.
Category: VALUES & ETHICS
On The Disqualification of Personal Testimony
The reasoning and implication why personal testimony is disqualified.
Underlying Torah Principles of Property and Ownership
By Rabbi Dovid Markel To view as a PDF, click here. Abstract: This article will discuss the question of why G-d forced the Jewish people to accept the Torah. The methodology will...
Parameters of Charity
By Rabbi Dovid Markel Giving charity is the hallmark of the Jewish people. In fact, Rambam, in his laws of charity (10:1), states that we are to be careful in charity more than...
Almost Dawn
The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, once said[1]: We are now at the threshold of the redemption. One must be vigilant so that they not fall asleep and squander this time. When...
He’s Already Here
The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yizchak Schneersohn, once declared:[1] “Moshiach is already here: ‘Behold, he is standing behind our wall.[2]’ “In more supernal worlds, there is already joy and merriment that he has...
Moshiach and Prayer
Chassidim once sat and discussed the way that the world will be after the coming of Moshiach. One of participants was an old chossid who had seen both the third and fourth Lubavitcher Rebbes. He...
A Conversation Overheard
The third Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, was once asked the following: “What is the point in toiling in the study of Chassidus? For, when Moshiach comes, the depth of Torah will...
Four Extra Years
A chossid of the third Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, managed an inn that he would rent from the local landowner. Each year, he would renew the lease and pay the ten...
Honoring a non-Jewish parent
By Rabbi Dovid Markel Question: In today’s society intermarriage is unfortunately not uncommon. Oftentimes, a situation arises that an individual will have a Jewish mother and a non-Jewish father. The Torah states[1]...
