Nobel Prize or Noble Intentions?
By Naftali Silberberg
This all got me thinking. Does Judaism, a results-oriented way of life, allow for celebrating good intentions? The answer was not long in coming...
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How Is a High Priest Selected?
By Naftali Silberberg
Question: When the third Holy Temple is built – may it be soon – how and by what criteria will the new high priest be chosen? Answer: Before we discuss the appointment of the high priest with the coming of Moshiach, let's first discuss the nature of this ...
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My GPS's Identity Crisis
By Naftali Silberberg
Do I detect a hint of snobbery in the polite lady's automated voice as she patiently informs me that she is "recalculating" (yes, I'm not even good at following spoon-fed instructions)? Perhaps she's really thinking to herself, "You poor idiot..."
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Why Is the Shofar Not Blown on Shabbat?
By Naftali Silberberg
Is it inconceivable that the Sages would deprive all of Israel of the benefits afforded by one of the greatest mitzvot we have—simply on account of a few ignorant souls who might otherwise err?
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What Sort of Fruit Tree was the Tree of Knowledge?
By Naftali Silberberg
Question: Someone has recently told me that the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge eaten by Adam and Eve was not an apple. Is this correct? Answer: The Talmud Talmud, Berachot 40a. cites three opinions: Rabbi Meir says that the Tree of Knowledge was a ...
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Have We Put 9/11 Behind Us?
By Naftali Silberberg
On that morning, nearly 3,000 innocents lost their lives, and nearly 300 million lives lost their innocence. Americans lost their sense of security. Suddenly, we all felt so vulnerable.
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Why is Sukkot celebrated in the autumn?
By Naftali Silberberg
After filling the storehouses with the summer harvest, a person might feel confident about his financial situation, and forget the Creator who supplied him with all this material wealth.
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Let's Storm the Town Hall Meeting!
By Naftali Silberberg
We must let the power-that-is know that we are highly dissatisfied. I ask of you all to go in droves to the local town hall meeting and vent. Scream and rage, beg and demand...
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Tweet 4 Shalit
By Naftali Silberberg
Dear Reader, I want to bring to your attention a grassroots campaign to raise awareness about the plight of Gilad Shalit, an IDF soldier cruelly held hostage by Hamas terrorists for more than three years now. The more folks get involved, the more ...
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Why Twitter Went Down
By Naftali Silberberg
Two things happened this past week. One of them made national headlines, the other, for reason that aren't clear, didn't. I have a feeling, though, that the events are related.
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Rabbi Naftali Silberberg, a native of Detroit and a scholar renowned for his sharp wit and vast Talmudic knowledge, is on the editorial team of Chabad.org. He resides in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife Chaya Mushka and their three children.
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