Weekly Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 33

March 10, 2022; Adar(2) 7, 5782

Chizuk - Inspiration Rabbi Chaim Pechter Shlita, the Menahel of Yeshiva Ohavei Torah of Riverdale, was driving through Staten Island when he attempted to change lanes on the highway. Unfortunately, he failed to notice a BMW driving in the adjacent lane and crashed into the vehicle.

Rabbi Pechter surveyed the damage he had caused and apologized to the middle-aged non-Jewish woman who had been driving the BMW. “I am so sorry about this,” said Rabbi Pechter. “I will pay for whatever damage I have caused.”

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 32

February 24, 2022; Adar(1) 23, 5782

Halacha – Jewish Law Reneging On a Job Offer

After interviewing numerous candidates, I made my hiring decision and verbally informed the candidate that I selected. Before we signed the employment contract, I was informed of someone else who had a much better resume. After interviewing this other candidate, I feel that he is better suited for the job. May I hire him or must I keep my word and hire the person I originally selected?

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 31

February 17, 2022; Adar(1) 16, 5782

Halacha – Jewish Law In Parshas Lech Lecha, Hashem says to Avraham that He will make his children like the “dust of the earth” and the “stars of the sky”. The Radak says that references to “dust” and “stars” are clearly exaggerations. The Sha’arei Teshuva says that the tendency to exaggerate is a bad trait, which can lead one to lie on a regular basis. How do we explain that Hashem used exaggerated terms to describe Avraham’s children?

Equally perplexing is the Gemara in Chulin that says it is considered accepted practice for even great Torah scholars to exaggerate when they speak...

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