I. CREATING HOLINESS Every week, we utilize one of the greatest human powers even though it has no tangible effect. God created the world for six days and then rested on...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, I was wondering if you could help me. I am a 29-year guy who has been looking for his ezer kenegdo for quite a few years....
FAST FACTS Name: Steven A. Cohen Born: June 11, 1956 (age 63 years), Great Neck, NY Spouse: Alexandra Cohen (m. 1992), Patricia Cohen (m. 1979–1990) Education: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (1978),...
INGREDIENTS: 2 medium Granny Smith apples 4 Puff Pastry squares, each cut into two triangles 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup margarine, softened 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 cup Mountain Dew soda Vanilla ice cream or Soy Ice...
In Bereishis 50:17 the shevatim sent Yosef a message that their father had allegedly told them that Yosef should forgive his brothers. The gemara in Kesubos 17a tells us that...
Please explain the word “GLATT”-is it still shayach today? Very, very much! Not only is it relevant today, but it probably has more applications today than it originally did. Glatt is...
Three men, a Frenchman, an Italian, and a Jew, were condemned to be executed. Their captors told them that they had the right to have a final meal before the...
Towards the end of the parsha, Yosef’s brothers plead with him to not take revenge or otherwise punish them for what they had done to him. Yosef responds that although...
Celebrating the finishing of Shas by thousands of people is one of life’s greatest accomplishments! And, as we sat surrounded by 90,000 of our jubilant brothers and sisters, or glued...
The Torah tells in Parashat Vayechi of the blessings Yaakov bestowed upon his children before his passing. Surprisingly, even before he assembles his sons to bless them, he confers a...