Dear Rabbi Fried,This year we were invited to join an observant family for a meal on the eve of the holiday of Shavuot (with social distancing, of course). We sort…

Dear Rabbi Fried,In response to your explanation (about making a Zoom minyan), I respectfully would like to ask you another question.For years I have been struggling with the observance of…

Dear Rabbi Fried, Last week you wrote that, from an Orthodox perspective, a minyan does not count when it is held on an electronic platform. With all due respect and…

Dear Rabbi,Thank you for answering my question relating to “counting the Omer.” I was fascinated by the point you made at the end of your remarks that one can connect,…

Dear Rabbi,In our Haggadah which we used for our Seder this year, it says “On the second night of Passover, we begin counting the ‘omer’.” Can you give us some…

Dear Friends, Many rabbis and Jewish leaders have drawn parallels between the COVID-19 pandemic and the holiday of Pesach which we now enter. In past columns and classes I have…

Dear Rabbi Fried, Please help us! We need some spiritual direction besides the constant updates of regulations and gory details of the spread of the virus. Obviously, we need to…

Challenging Times We are truly living in challenging times. The novel Corona virus, recently labeled as a Pandemic, has created uncertainty and confusion, sent the markets toppling, fostering dread and…

Dear Rabbi Fried, I am confused. My question is, I am a woman whom has grown up Reform my entire life and have begun Jewish learning over the past couple…

Hi Rabbi, I have three questions regarding Purim: 1. I know that we have a mitzvah to make a feast on Purim because we survived the attempt of physical bodily…