What is the connection between Shabbat Shekalim and a vaccine or antidote? From HaGaon Rav Zevadia HaCohen Shlit”a, The Head of the Batei Din in Tel Aviv(translated by our dear friend Rav Daniel Levy Shlit”a, Leeds United Kingdom) Parashat Mishpatim - Parahsat Shekalim This Shabbat, Parashat Mishpatim, is also Shabbat Shekalim. We will take out 2 Sifrei Torah. In the first we will read the Parashah of the Week, Mishpatim, and in the second Parashat Shekalim, which appears in

by Elisheva bas Chana Art by Noa Attias Judaica ~ Eretz Yisroel The beautiful 22 verses of Eshes Chayil , perek 31 of Sefer Mishlei, are traditionally sung on Friday night before kiddush on Shabbos. The singing of Eshes Chayil became a way of showing gratitude to the lady of the house for all the hard work she put in to greet the Shabbos Queen on time. The Great Sacrifice An inspiring story about Devorah Leah, the second daughter of the founder of the Chabad Movement, Rabbi

by Ram ben Ze'ev Faithful Delivery, Not Improvement The Talmud teaches with remarkable restraint. It does not thunder or dramatise; it places a mirror before the reader and waits. In Menachot 30a–b, that mirror is held up through a simple parable: a messenger entrusted with a sealed letter from a king decides to improve it. His intention may even be kind. Yet the recipient returns the letter unopened, recognising immediately that this is not the king’s voice. The lesson is de

by Ram ben Ze'ev The Silent Seller: How Bitcoin ETFs Turn Fear into Forced Liquidation The greatest risk in Bitcoin today is not volatility. It is not regulation. It is not even leverage. The real danger sits quietly inside the structure of Bitcoin ETFs, largely unseen by retail investors and deliberately softened by institutional marketing. That danger is the absence of human judgment at the moment selling matters most. When Bitcoin is held directly, the decision to sell is

by Ram ben Ze'ev When Quotes Are Lies: A Modern Habit of Borrowed Authority In recent days, following the publication of my article Putting Words into G-D’s Mouth Is Not Torah , I began asking a simple question about a series of widely shared quotations attributed to long-dead thinkers, writers, and public figures. These quotes are routinely presented as “deep,” “timeless,” and “profound,” and they circulate endlessly across social media, stripped of context and wrapped in b

by Ram ben Ze'ev Putting Words into G-D’s Mouth Is Not Torah Clarity demands that we state an uncomfortable truth . Much of what is written, circulated, translated, and shared today in the name of Torah is not Torah at all. It is interpretation layered with agenda, language imported from foreign belief systems, and sentiment designed to appeal emotionally rather than submit faithfully to the word of G-D. Concern arises when prayers, commentaries, and even respected compilatio

by Ram ben Ze'ev The Addiction to Outrage and the Strengthening of Evil We are living in an age where people increasingly feel compelled to involve themselves in events that have no direct bearing on their lives, no capacity for meaningful influence, and no avenue for repair or responsibility. A tragedy occurs on the other side of the world and, within minutes, countless individuals absorb it emotionally, comment upon it, argue about it, repost it, and carry it with them as t

A Truly Correct Judgement – Your Clothes or Mine! From HaGaon Rav Zevadia HaCohen Shlit”a, The Head of the Batei Din in Tel Aviv(translated by our dear friend Rav Daniel Levy Shlit”a, Leeds, United Kingdom) Parashat Yitro This Shabbat we shall read about Yitro, Moshe Rabbenu’s father-in-law, who saw his son-in-law, Moshe Rabbenu, adjudicating the people’s cases from morning until evening. He advised him how best to manage the judicial process for the people. In the Torah’s wo

by Elisheva bas Chana Given a Choice to Be A letter in the scroll, a missing note makes a song incomplete. When one letter in the scroll is missing or damaged, chas v’shalom , it is incomplete. We are here for a reason, chosen by HaShem, to be part of His plan. It is not a privilege, but a responsibility to make a broken world whole again. To be part of HaShem’s plan, we have to have bitachon and emunah , a choice to make the song complete and not to be a missing letter. It