Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Articles By Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
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Perceptions Of Justice
People's perceptions of a society are often based on that society's judicial system.
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Lying With A Life At Stake
Some have argued that lying is never permissible. What if a human life hung in the balance?
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Shiva, the First Seven Days of Mourning
Shiva is observed in the home as an intensive mourning period for close relatives.
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Some Ill People Need More than Just a Visit
Spiritual needs cannot be ignored, but sometimes we should notice the material needs of those who are ill, and take action.
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Lashon Hara: Gossip and Talking about Others
Jewish law goes well beyond secular law in this arena, and forbids the telling of a negative statement about another person, even if it is true.
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It's In The Blood
The Torah's abhorrence for consuming blood may have led to the Jewish people's abhorrence for shedding it.
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White Lies
Jewish tradition is tolerant of those who bend the truth in order to spare the feelings of others or end a dispute.
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Yahrzeit: Remembering on the Anniversary of a Death
The yahrzeit is a time of remembering the dead by reciting the Kaddish, lighting a 24-hour candle, and remembering the person who has died.
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Words That Wound
The Rabbinic and Chasidic understandings of gossip focus on the impossibility of repairing the damage it causes.
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Rumors: When and How Is It Appropriate to Pass One On?
The Jewish tradition sets a very high bar for considering a rumor worthy of being transmitted.
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Rabbi Joseph Telushkin is the author of Jewish Literacy and Words that Hurt, Words that Heal, along with other widely-read books on Judaism and the "Rabbi Daniel Winter" murder mysteries. He lives in New York City and lectures widely throughout North America.
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