Archive - B'chol D'rachecha

Must One Believe That the Zohar Is Authoritative?

In the spring of 1914, around 125 Jerusalem Ashkenazi and Sefardi Jews (most of them presumably rabbis) signed a document containing violent curses…

Apr 15 •

Assessing the Modern "Yeshivishe" Approach to Torah Learning

I predict that this post - more than all the others - is going to generate some serious push back.

Apr 23 •

L'shem Yichud: Do You Understand What You're Actually Saying?

Some days you just can’t open a regular Artscroll siddur without falling down a deep rabbit hole of theological controversy.

May 8 •

Who Really Expects a Third Mikdash?

A friend of mine decided to get training in the full nikkur process.

Apr 17 •

Resolving the Shidduch Age Gap Theory Debate

Excellent new data provides a clear and unambiguous conclusion

Dec 31, 2023 •

Beards and Payos: When Fashion Drifts Away from Halacha

According to Rabbi S.R.

May 21 •

Making Sense of the Sheitel Industry

Are sheitels more expensive than necessary or do prices simply reflect real-world markets?

Dec 12, 2021 •

The Largest Shidduch Crisis Ever?

What we can learn from the huge dating/marriage problem in non-Jewish society

Sep 3, 2023 •

When 7+7 Might Not = 14

By all accounts, the fourteenth year after Yehoshua led our ancestors across the Jordan into Israel was eventful.

Apr 28 •

Is Mishna Berura the "Posek Acharon"?

I’m not sure where the idea started, but I’ve heard how the Mishna Berura is somehow the final authority in halacha from more than one talmid chochom.

Jul 6 •

But It'll Be Cheaper if You Pay Cash

Believe it or not, the underground economy is bad for you, for your business...and for God

Jan 6, 2022 •

An Important Update to the Shidduch Story

My recent “The Largest Shidduch Crisis Ever?” article attracted a lot more discussion than I’d expected.

Sep 6, 2023 •

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