One of the most notorious idolatrous rites of the Biblical era was the practice of passing children through fire "to Molech." What actually happened during this ritual? Were the children literally burned? What is the Torah's attitude toward this practice?

One of the most notorious idolatrous rites of the Biblical era was the practice of passing children through fire "to Molech." What actually happened during this ritual? Were the children literally burned? What is the Torah's attitude toward this practice?

One of the most notorious idolatrous rites of the Biblical era was the practice of passing children through fire "to Molech." What actually happened during this ritual? Were the children literally burned? What is the Torah's attitude toward this practice?

What are the prohibited idolatrous practices the Torah calls "Ov" and "Yidoni"?

What are the prohibited idolatrous practices the Torah calls "Ov" and "Yidoni"?

What are the prohibited idolatrous practices the Torah calls "Ov" and "Yidoni"?

Must one learn and pray in the sukkah? How much rain is enough to permit someone to leave the sukkah - and as soon as the rain stops, must he go back in? When does he make the blessing on sitting in the sukkah? We also have a brief discussion of a strange contradiction between the Rambam and the Gemara, and try to understand what the Rambam means by changing the Gemara's words.

Must one learn and pray in the sukkah? How much rain is enough to permit someone to leave the sukkah - and as soon as the rain stops, must he go back in? When does he make the blessing on sitting in the sukkah? We also have a brief discussion of a strange contradiction between the Rambam and the Gemara, and try to understand what the Rambam means by changing the Gemara's words.

Must one learn and pray in the sukkah? How much rain is enough to permit someone to leave the sukkah - and as soon as the rain stops, must he go back in? When does he make the blessing on sitting in the sukkah? We also have a brief discussion of a strange contradiction between the Rambam and the Gemara, and try to understand what the Rambam means by changing the Gemara's words.

On Sukkot, we are required to "live" in the Sukkah the same way that we live in our houses the rest of the year. What does this mean practically?