Rabbi Chayim Lando
41 answers
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Moshe and the Hot Coal
Where in the Torah does it describe Moshe putting a hot coal in his mouth so that he had a speech defect and where does it state that Aaron was sent with Moshe to Egypt to speak for the Jews?…
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Evil’s Appetite
I once saw this thought tha I can’t find the source for: “If you do not stop evil, it will multiply”. Thanks Answer: That exact phraseology does not sound familiar. The Sages do teach with regards to our base nature…
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Secular Music
What are your views on listening to secular music? Answer: Rabbi Moshe Dovid Valley, the foremost student of the Ramcha”l (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato, author of many classic ethical works) discusses secular music in his commentary on Ecclesiastes. He says…
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Reacting to Someone Who Wrongs You
A friend and I have been studying Proverbs on the weekends. We got up to chapter 25:21-22 where it says, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him bread; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. For coals…
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Honoring Parents
Someone told me honoring ones parents has to do with food and clothes, and the rest is all about reverence. What were they talking about? There are two aspects of what we must do for our parents, “respect” and “awe.”…
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Musical Notations for the Torah Reading
Regarding the musical notations associated with the public reading of the Torah, are there different traditions for the exact notations, or are the notations the same in every tradition but maybe linked differently, or embellished? There are significant differences among…
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Book for Basic Daily Practices
I grew up Reform but I am now trying to learn and incorporate more into my daily life. I need to find a source that says exactly when and what is done and in what order in daily life. I’m…
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Torah Study Groups
When in history did the study of Torah in groups begin – like we have today? I am not sure what you mean by “in groups like we have today.” But I will try to give you some historical background.…
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Decorative Tallit
When making a Tallit, aside from not mixing linen and wool, must there be distinctive color fabric in the four corners? An Atarah (a sewn collar, often decorative)? I am not aware of a color requirement for the corners. There…