Har Sinai is everything!! For the first time in history G-d descended into the human realm and revealed Himself to an entire population of three million strong. This epic revelation...
What if someone renders your food non-kosher? You are cooking a meat meal and someone pours milk into it, rendering it completely forbidden. You must throw the food out and...
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INGREDIENTS: 4 skinless boneless chicken thighs (Pargiyot) (approximately 1 pound) 4 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 4 Tablespoons teriyaki sauce 4 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce 3 cloves garlic minced 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1/2...
This coming Monday is Tu B’Shvat and a lot of people will be eating dried fruit this weekend. Many people may be wondering, what are the benefits of buying organic...
Some have the custom to eat esrog jam on Tu B’Shevat. If one has not eaten esrog the whole year, does one make a Shehechiyanu on esrog jam? The Mishna Berura...
Kriyas Yam Suf was the completion of Yetzias Mitzrayim. We learn a very interesting halacha from Kriyas Yam Suf. A person came to the Netziv with the following question. He...
THE HUMAN TREE “The human being is a tree of the field,” the Torah states. In fact, the Jewish calendar reserves one day each year, the “New Year for Trees” on...
In this week’s parsha, Beshalach, which is said every day in our morning prayers is the song of Az Yashir. In Az Yashir we say the verse, “Azi v’zimras Ka,...
INGREDIENTS: 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1/4 cup honey 1 chicken, cut in 1/8s Salt and pepper to taste 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, sliced 6 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons dried oregano 10 figs, stems...