Finders Keepers?? A TorahTutors tutor introduced the study of hashavat aveidah, returning lost objects, with (1) a saying: “Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you’ll have good luck!”, and (2) a question: But are you allowed to pick up that penny? Maybe what you should do for “good luck” is return…
“Rabbi Chanina said: A person does not injure his finger below unless it was decreed on him from on high” (Talmud Chullin 7b). A pair of teenage TorahTutors students enjoyed in-depth discussion with their tutor about this statement. What is Rabbi Chanina trying to tell us about the nature of divine providence? How does that…
Did you know the 21st day of the Hebrew month of Tevet, birthday of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, is marked as a celebration of the Hebrew language? (We didn’t; thank you to Deracheha.org for alerting us with a Facebook post!) Did you also know that TorahTutors has excellent tutors available to teach Hebrew language, as well as…
A TorahTutors student and her tutor noticed Yaakov’s harsh words to Levi in last week’s parsha, including criticism for Levi’s anger, and wondered why this tribe is singled out to serve Hashem in the Mishkan/Beit Hamikdash. They spoke about the difference between anger and passion, and how anger can become passion when channeled in…