From: Moshe Dear Rabbi, I find that I am very prone to envy – I am often envious of what others have and I want it too. Could you share some thoughts that might help me control this tendency of mine? Thanks. Dear Moshe, Envy is a very negative trait as far as Torah teachings[…]

From: Donny Dear Rabbi, Growing up, I came from a very humble background. But I was always well-liked and seemed to get along with all different types of people. Because I became quite popular, I was able to overcome a lot of the barriers to success that people from my background suffer. Over the years,[…]

From: Name Withheld Dear Rabbi, I am a film director. I work in advertising. After much pressure and considerable preparatory work on my part, I reluctantly agreed to direct a TV advert. I felt very uncomfortable about my decision at the time but agreed nonetheless – partly because I had already invested much time, and[…]

From: Anonymous Dear Rabbi, I will be honest. I have a problem with arrogance. What I mean is that I know I am conceited and I feel bad about it. I see it affects my relationships (or lack thereof) but I find it hard to change because I have gotten used to acting in a[…]

From: Barbara Dear Rabbi, An older relative of mine converted from Judaism to Christianity many years ago. I don’t think she did so out of theological reasons, but rather (without going into details) out of convenience. Now that she is getting on in years, I’m wondering what will be with her? Is there any point[…]

From: Sheldon Dear Rabbi, Judaism is important to me, but I am not observant. I think the Jewish People should be united, despite differences between them. There are enough who hate us from without that we don’t need hate from within. That’s why it irks me so to see Orthodox Jews who are so stand-offish[…]

From: Shira Dear Rabbi, In high school there was a girl who was not particularly popular or successful who tried to become friendly with me but I pushed her off. Now, some years later, without going into too much detail, it turns out that we both have similar positions but she is much more “popular”[…]

From: Mark Dear Rabbi, I would say I’m from a religious family, probably modern Orthodox. There was a time that I strayed away from observance, but now I’m heading back. I’ve started going to classes at a baal teshuva yeshiva where I’ve had problems with a rabbi of one of the classes. I don’t find[…]

From: Benny Dear Rabbi, There’s a person who has been coming to our shul of late who is a normal, nice guy. He is clearly not a beginner to yiddishkeit, however he has a peculiar way of pronouncing his blessings which mixes the different customs of pronunciation between Ashkenazi, Sefardi and Israeli. This is most[…]

From: Anonymous Dear Rabbi, I recently had a discussion with someone I got to know not too long ago about a personal issue of his which I disagreed on his approach and I told him exactly how I felt and why I think he’s wrong. Today, I wanted to ask him something and he told[…]