The idea was good in my eyes. (1:23) Parashas Devarim begins with Moshe rabbeinu reviewing the main events that occurred in the 39 years since the Jewish People left Har Sinai. In recalling their request to send meraglim (spies)...
WILLPOWER A woman is leaving her multimillion dollar mansion in Beverly Hills when a poor man approaches her and cries, “Oh ma’am, I haven’t eaten in three days.” To which the woman responds: “I am so envious of...
After rising for many years, the divorce rate in the United States today is lower than it was a decade ago. But before you celebrate, the reason is not because of a sudden increase in blissful marriages; it’s...
RICE PUDDING Ingredients: 6 cups milk, divided 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup long grain white rice, I use a heaping half cup 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ground cinnamon, optional Directions: Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding is so creamy with the...
In this issue we will discuss the halachos 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 the time before Rosh Chodesh...
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This Shabbos, we begin Sefer Devarim, the fifth book of the Chumash. Parshas Devarim is always read on the Shabbos preceding Tisha B’Av, known as Shabbos Chazon. The name Shabbos Chazon is taken from the...
After addressing the question last week of what to do on Shabbat when the house becomes hot and there is a need to turn on the AC, this week we will delve into other relevant points. Adjusting the air...
A group of people were speaking to the Brisker Rav zt’l about the tzaros the Jewish nation was undergoing at the time. Someone present sighed in desperation, “We need Moshiach to come quickly and save us.” Another person whispered, “Moshiach isn’t...
The Gemara in Masechet Gittin tells what seems at first to be a very peculiar story about the final years of the life of Titus – the Roman general who destroyed the Bet Ha’mikdash. Before setting the...