It is hard to believe that this Taanis Esther will already be the 37th yahrzeit of the Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon, Rav Moshe Feinstein, Zt”l, Zy”a. There was a time that, when you said ‘Reb Moshe,’ everyone all over the globe instantly...
I would like to take my dear readers on a personal journey. Let me explain. I’ve been reflecting lately upon a vital component to a successful life – and that is to daven to Hashem properly. After all,...
As we get further from the Sinai experience, our spirituality level decreases. This phenomenon is known as niskatnu hadoros, the generations become smaller. For this reason, no Talmudic authority known as an Amora ever disputed a Tanna, a Mishnaic authority....
They told me this morning at the Daf that Super Bowl Sunday is the busiest pizza day of the year. And 1.33 billion chicken wings will be consumed! As everyone gets ready for a gastronomic infusion, I...
After the momentous events of the Exodus and the splitting of the Red Sea climaxing with the drowning of the nine million Egyptians who pursued the Bnei Yisroel, Yisro, Moshe Rabbeinu’s father in-law, came to the camp of...
I’d like to speak about the supreme importance of showing gratitude, Hakaros Hatov, in the course of our daily life. This is not a new concept to my educated reader- ship. For instance, we are taught often that...
The great Rav Chatzkel Levenstein, zt”l, zy”a, made a very interesting observation about the saga in Egypt. He comments that the greatest miracle that occurred in Egypt was the fact that when we were ready to leave after 210...
We have a popular phrase, ‘Food For Thought.’ The Kuzari says that prayer is ‘Food for the Soul.’ He elaborates that just as we meet the needs of the body by eating three meals (breakfast, lunch, and...
Recently, the wonderful Jewish community of Staten Island was hit by two terrible tragedies. First, the passing of a very young Mrs. Miriam Winiarz, zlzy”a, who left her wonderful children orphaned from both their father and their mother. Then, secondly, less...
There are two parshios in the Torah entitled with the word ‘chaim’ and both talk about death: Chayei Sorah – about the passing of Sorah Imeinu, Rabbi Moshe and Vayechi, which the...