New Shuir! Torah and Slavery: Five Ideas Every Jew Should Know

by Rabbi Akiva Males | February 3, 2022 | Featured Posts, Kiruv and Chinuch Blog

In the early 2000’s, while completing my studies in Kollel, I found myself searching for a contemporary 21st century approach to deal with the Torah’s concept of slavery. This is a real challenge for many — as we have grown up in a time and place where few things are more abhorrent than slavery. After much research and... Read more »

How Can We Pray and Learn Without our Shuls?

by Rabbi Akiva Males | May 12, 2020 | Featured Posts, Kiruv and Chinuch Blog

How can we teach our students and congregants to respond to our temporary inability to daven and learn in our shuls?  Rabbi Akiva Males, rabbi of Young Israel of Memphis, addressed this topic in a remote class to his congregants. Rabbi Males kindly shared the three mareh mekomos that served as the basis of the... Read more »