
“Halacha (Torah law) is a floor – not a ceiling.” (Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik)
There are several ways of interpreting it. For example: The Torah provides a basic, minimal standard. But that doesn’t mean that we should approach Torah

There are several ways of interpreting it. For example: The Torah provides a basic, minimal standard. But that doesn’t mean that we should approach Torah

“Shamreini k’ishon bat ayin” – protect me like the pupil of the eye (Psalm 17:8) R’ Dovid Kimchi explains that the root word of ‘ishon’

The Talmud (Sukkah 28b) expresses the primary mitzvah of the Sukkot holiday as “teishvu k’ein t’duru” – literally translated, “to sit [in the sukkah] as

Simchat Torah literally means ‘rejoicing of the Torah’. The Torah itself is supposed to be joyful! What would make the Torah happy? Think about it

A man of piety complained to the Baal Shem Tov: “I have worked long and hard in the service of Hashem, and I haven’t seen