Why was the Temple destroyed?
By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Rabbi Fried, I don’t fully understand what I heard that the early Sages say, that “any generation in which the Temple is not rebuilt…
Names of G-d (4)
By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Friends, We continue to receive questions pertaining to our columns on the treatment of the Names of G-d. I will share with you a…
Names of G-d, part 3
Dear Friends, There continue to be a number of follow-up questions from the readers on our discussion of the Names of G-d. I will present to you one of them…
Erasing the Name of G-d, Part 2
By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Readers, In the previous column, we discussed the Torah’s prohibition of erasing or otherwise destroying the Name of G-d. We raised a question of…
Names of G-d, continued
Dear Rabbi Fried, Thanks for your answer about using the name of G-d in a newspaper, and why you use a hyphenated form. I still have a question, however. How…
What is Shavuot all about?
Dear Rabbi Fried, This year we were invited to an observant family for a meal on the eve of the holiday of Shavuot. We’re sort of nervous since we don’t…
Nature and G-d’s kindness
By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Friends, My wife and I just returned to Dallas from a few days “away from it all” in a beautiful country home of some…
Should we have a kosher home?
By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Rabbi, We’re getting married soon and are debating whether to have a kosher home or not. It’s a huge commitment, and we’re not so…
Why get married?
By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Rabbi Fried, I’m a happy single Jewish guy, and don’t, personally, see a reason for getting married. I’ve been in very meaningful relationships, some…
7 sefiros and the 49 days of the omer
By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried 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…