Stumbling Block Before the Blind

Two fascinating women in the Talmud, whose examples teach us where to pray and what to pray for.

It seems that this was the cryptic argument recorded in the book of Genesis between Lemech and his wives

Study the daily lesson of Sefer HaMitzvos for day 262 with Rabbi Mendel Kaplan, where he teaches the mitzvah in-depth with added insight and detail.

"Do not place a stumbling block before the blind" (Leviticus 19:14) can also mean not to knowingly give bad advice. The Hebrew word for "stumbling block" appears 12 times in the Torah and Prophets and this is the only time it is spelled with a vav. How do...

We examine two mitzvas which illustrate how Torah expects us to be compassionate to others. The first is visiting the sick. The second is the prohibition (Deuteronomy 19:14) "Do not place a stumbling block before the blind," which can be interpreted to me...

I found out that my business partner is planning on doing something that is possibly illegal, but in a way that avoids creating any liability for himself. Am I allowed to continue the partnership?

Question: I am a pastry chef deeply troubled with a moral dilemma I seek your guidance on. For as long as I can remember, professional bakeries and retail outlets have relied heavily upon the use of trans-fats in their cake formulas. Because trans-fats ho...

Maimonides rules that every Torah teaching, even a legal ruling, is intended “to set our hearts straight and rectify our character traits.”

This class explores the principles of ‘chatzi-shiur’ (half measure)—namely, the halachic status of prohibitions performed with less than the quantity proscribed by Torah law. Talmudic scholars offer differing approaches to defining this prohibition of ‘ch...