The New Mourner III

Righteous Laws

Rabbi Kanefsky quotes Sforno who explains the true meaning of "righteous statutes and laws" mentioned by Moshe at the start of Parshat Vaetchanan.

Daylight Saving Time

With the issue once again in the news, Rabbi Kanefsky refers to a 1971 letter by Rav Moshe Feinstein, strongly opposing a plan to impose permanent Daylight Saving Time.

Parent And Child

Rabbi Kanefsky points to the Haftarah of Parshat Devarim: Isaiah describes the Jewish people's connection to G-d as a damaged...even betrayed...parent-child relationship, in which the pain is strong, but so is the potential for redemption.

Scooters And Adults: The Verdict

Concluding his discussion of scooters on Shabbat, Rabbi Kanefsky shows that even those who permit children to ride scooters, tend to prohibit adults from doing the same, unless it's for the express purpose of going to the synagogue.

Brothers

Rabbi Kanefsky offers a possible reason why Moshe "sanitizes" the story of the Jewish People's encounter with the people of Edom, who came out in force to prevent our passing through.