Parashat Maseh begins with a list of Beneh Yisrael’s 42 journeys from their initial trek out of Egypt, until their final station at the banks of the Jordan River, before crossing into the Land of Israel. The Torah...
This Shabbos, Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av, marks the beginning of the Nine Days, concluding with Tisha B’Av. It is a period of mourning for the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash. A time to remember...
“Moshe wrote their departures according to their journeys ...
I still remember vividly one of the strangest ads I have ever seen. When I was much younger, a restaurant in my neighborhood was promoting its special menu for the Nine Days, including fish specials, tofu dishes, and veggie...
As we enter the month of Av, which commemorates the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash—brought about, in part, by division and conflict among the Jewish people—I would like to reflect on a theme that remains deeply relevant today: the...
Dear Rabbi and Shira , My husband and I have very different roles. He’s out early and comes home late from work to provide financially for our family. He’s home for dinner,...
HOMEMADE RAVIOLI INGREDIENTS: 1 pound fettuccine (reserve 1 cup of pasta water) 6 tablespoons butter 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pie filling) 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg 2/3 cup half & half 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon fresh...
In this issue we will discuss the halachos that apply to the nine days. During the nine days we are not allowed to do many more actions than those that are customarily not done from Shivah Asar B’Tammuz through during...
Seeing is believing, until that too is taken away from us. The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has produced powerful new tools, among them the ability to create “deepfakes,” which are highly convincing but entirely fake images, audio recordings...
The first section of Parashat Maseh lists all the different places where Beneh Yisrael encamped during the forty years they spent in the desert, from the time they left Egypt through their last station before crossing into...