Warren Buffet, the third richest man in the world, is renowned as the “Oracle of Omaha” for his legendry investing acumen. In 2013, the Wall Street Journal interviewed a team of industry leaders to capsulate what everyday investors can learn from his investment
A cutting-edge software engineer related at my Shabbos table that the reason he become Jewishly observant was that his profession made him feel antiquated, out of breath. He faced an incessant cycle of completing software applications as
The journeyed from Chatzeros and camped at Rismah. They journeyed from Rismah… (Bamidbar 33:17-18) Rashi (Bamidbar 33:1) teaches that the Jews encamped forty-two times over the forty years that they travelled in the desert before entering the Land of
If your brother becomes destitute and his ability to support himself falters beside you, you shall strengthen him, whether a convert or a resident, so that he can live with you. (Vayikra 25:35) In February 2010, Alejandro Ergas, a 40-something businessman, was at home in Santiago when
I recently started a weekly post featuring a moral dilemma for people to discuss at the Shabbos table. I email it every Thursday and it has become quite popular here in Baltimore. Many people tell me how their whole family gets involved when the
I might be a techie at Facebook, a photographer at National Geographic, a student at the London School of Economics; any Jewish person. I fly through the week from one project to the next, get prepped for the weekend parties to unwind – to get rewound
Rav Shlomo Wolbe asks an important question in Aley Shur (Volume II, p. 52) about the nature of God’s presence in the world: “The Mishkan was built so that God would have an abode in which to ‘reside’ down here on Earth. However, the Torah tells us
Immediately following Matan Torah, Moshe Rebeinu teaches the Mishpatim, the social ordinances which comprise the bedrock of Jewish society. Why is it appropriate to introduce Talmud study to newcomers to Judaism especially in Parshas Mishpatim?
The Concept and Practice of Brachos In Parshas Vayechi, Yaakov Avinu bestows Brachos upon each of the Shvatim. Brachos trigger heavenly benevolence to descend upon the world, thereby sustaining all of creation. The NLE Morasha shiur on The Concept and Practice of Brachos addresses the following questions:
We live in a very public world. This is in large part thanks to the proliferation of blogs and media outlets as well as our own ability to share news, personal thoughts and updates instantly whenever our heart desires. While much of this information is of the same basic variety as news that was commonplace in the days of Web 1.0 or earlier, many of the
