Dear Rabbi and Shira, Thank you for your column! I read it with my family every week and we enjoy discussing it! I am in a relationship with a wonderful young lady,...
Everything that will take place this year was already decreed on Rosh Hashanah, so why daven? There are many different approaches to answer this question, and many of them are based on material that was discussed in the preceding chapters. The...
I. Undistinguished Fathers A chazzan who leads the synagogue services represents the community before G-d, so halachah asks more of him than a good voice. Ideally he should be righteous, humble, acceptable to the congregation, well versed in Torah,...
The “highlight,” so-to- speak, of the Rosh Hashanah prayers is the sounding of the shofar. In all, 100 sounds are blown over the course of the prayer service on Rosh Hashanah. What is the meaning and significance of this...
Parshas Vayelech contains the six hundred and thirteenth mitzvah of the Torah – the commandment to write a Sefer Torah [Devorim 31:19]. The Pnei Yehoshua cites in his commentary on Tractate Kiddushin that the fact that the number of...
As we get closer and closer to Rosh HaShanah, the day that our fate and the fates of our loved ones are decided, I would like to share with my dear readers some vital, lifesaving strategies. The Orchos...
The Rambam describes the various steps of teshuvah: “What is teshuvah? One must leave sin...
Since honey is produced by bees, and bees are not a kosher species, how can honey be kosher? That’s a great question which is in the Gemarah. The Gemarah says honey must be Kosher. How do we know...
CROCKPOT HONEY BALSAMIC BRISKET INGREDIENTS: 3 -4 lb second cut brisket or deckle 1 1/2 cups water 2 tsp seasoned salt 2 tsp garlic powder 1 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 1 cup ketchup 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup honey 2 tbsp...