Essays and Misc Topics

Parenting

Because It's the Truth - how to raise kids with the understanding that the Torah and our way of life is truth
Earning Reverence - A Unique Twist on the mitzvah to revere one's parents
Married With Children - Some Inspiration from the forefathers
Naming our Children
Learning How to Listen to Kids (A Lesson from Moshe)
All Parents Make Mistakes
Coming of Age Properly - Parenting Advice from Yaakov Avinu
What is Chinukh All About? (Using the Shema as an example - see the second half of this link)\
Raising Children is the Job of the Parents not to be Pawned Off to ANYONE
Equal With Men in the Service of God

Bris Milah
Shalom Zachar
The Covenant
Understanding Circumcision - Sources and Contemporary Practice
please note the above essay is a little longer than most essays in this blog.  But, especially for those looking to get married, it is a very important beginning to the effort of finding and keeping a spouse. It is also an offer to help avoid the subject of this following essay:
The Quick Marriage (and Divorce)
Shidduch Criteria - Bigotry or Common Sense?

Humility
Best Qualifications for Leadership  - start with dropping the arrogance!
More on Moshe's Humility (How May We Count the Ways?)

Value of Differences of Opinion

MISCELLANEOUS (and a few subsections)
Rejoicing at the death of Osama Bin Laden
Washing Before or After Kiddush
Why Eat Kosher?
Response to Rabbinic Pen-name (April 2013)
Avoiding Religious Extremism
On July 4th and American Independence - and what it means for the Jews

Community
Faith in Tough Times (and Serving God)

Converts and Baalei Teshuvah

Capital Punishment
Gather Wood and Die - on the Wood Gatherer
Hanging the Body After Execution - On Dignity After Capital Punishment

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