In the early 20th century, universities in America, including elite Ivy league schools, imposed a Jewish quota, denying many qualified and worthy applicants’ entry, simply because they were Jewish. For example, A. Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard University from 1909-1933,...
Playing the victim, also known as utilizing the victim card, encompasses the act of fabricating or intensifying feelings of victimhood for various purposes. These reasons can include making their actions seem okay, changing what’s happening around them. When an individual...
Sheya Mendlowitz, a music producer whose work heavily influenced the landscape of Jewish music for four decades, was niftar this past Friday, 12 Cheshvan, 5784. He was 61 years old. A trailblazer and visionary in the music industry,...
The career of Sheya Mendlowitz is one of great magnitude. His name is prominently displayed on hundreds of stereophonic systems, tapes, cassettes, and compact discs. He was the first to combine a...
Parashat Vayera begins with Avraham Avinu sitting outside his tent during the heat of the day, looking out for guests. Avraham at this time was reeling from his berit milah, which he had performed just days earlier....
At the start of this week’s parsha, the Almighty appears to Avraham, who was sitting at the doorway of his tent “in the heat of the day” [Bereishis 18:1]. Rashi quotes a teaching of Chazal: “The Holy One,...
In the 6th perek of Pirkei Avos, we are taught that there are 48 acquisitions that one needs to practice to truly acquire the Torah. The Tiferes Yisroel adds another angle: one who wears the crown of...
The Be’er Mayim Chaim (Noach) discusses how s u p e r n a t u r a l miracles happened to Avraham, but not to Noach. Avraham threw the earth, and it was transformed into weapons. He was thrown into...
Does one need to tovel electric appliances? There are many different appliances; there is no one rule. For example, an urn should be toiveled. Obviously, after you toivel an urn, you should not use it for...
We read in Parashat Vayera about the final of the ten tests that Avraham confronted and withstood – the test of Akedat Yishak, when G-d commanded him to sacrifice his son, Yishak. Avraham complied, proceeding with the...