Even investments, which do belong to the person in his lifetime, should ideally be divided according to the beneficiaries. Although these investments are part of his estate, since the person designate ...

I smile when I think of him now. I look at the pictures of our past with no regrets, knowing just how fortunate I was to have met this man who adored me and who opened up my world to heights and new e ...

Like social skills, street smarts can be picked up naturally or they can be learned through explicit instruction.

So life went on, the years passed, my parents passed away and I was suddenly seventy-one years old. Ten months ago I got a call from my cousin that Aunt Molly was on her deathbed and asking to see me, ...

While it might appear that unmarried men and women have less complicated lives by virtue of being on their own, and hence have fewer responsibilities and obligations to take up their time and energy, ...

Shmuel rules that the cheese produced by a gentile is prohibited because they commonly curdle it in the stomach of a nevelah (an animal that was not slaughtered in a kosher manner). Therefore, it is ...

Engaging in aimless activity creates the illusion of progress, allowing us to sidestep decisive action that could expose us to failure.

Shalom is one of Hashem’s names. Hashem has many different names, each reflecting His different attributes. Seven of Hashem’s names are of the highest status; it is forbidden to erase these seven ...

If rabbis begin to offer public endorsements, especially from the pulpit, will those who disagree with his conclusion still feel comfortable being part of that shul?

On a desert cliff named Sinai – its exact location now lost – Hashem gave us the Torah. Years later, upon the twin peaks of Gerizim and Eival in northern Israel, we reenacted Sinai. This mountain ...

I root for all of the Detroit teams and Detroit has been energized by the recent success of the Tigers baseball team and the football Lions. But now basketball has become my third favorite and the Bro ...

She ignored her gut and backed off, trusting implicitly that the two most important adults in her life wanted only the best for her. Too young, too unsure of herself, she let them convince her they kn ...