Bat Mitzvah

Charity Percentage

Guest Contributor Gabe Wintner examines the sources for our tradition of donating one tenth of our income to charity.

What Are We Celebrating?

Concluding his discussion of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremonies, Rabbi Stein returns to the views of Rav Moshe Feinstein for a pointed reminder about the true purpose of marking these occasions.

Parenting And Leadership

A rare and unusual outburst by Moshe prompts Rabbi Kanefsky to derive an important lesson about parenthood and leadership.

Bat Mitzvah Debate

Rabbi Stein begins to examine the view of Rav Moshe Feinstein regarding the Bat Mitzvah ceremony.

Divine Travel

What does it mean to "travel by the Word of G-d?" Rabbi Kanefsky explores the meaning behind a seemingly superfluous passage in the Parsha.