01 Aug ELUL IS FAST APPROACHING
With Shabbos Nachamu in our rear view mirrors, all sights are on getting ready for Elul. The month of Elul is synonymous with teshuva, repentance. It is also a time when we increase our charity as much...
With Shabbos Nachamu in our rear view mirrors, all sights are on getting ready for Elul. The month of Elul is synonymous with teshuva, repentance. It is also a time when we increase our charity as much...
The One Who feeds you manna in the desert...
Once, when I was paying a shivah call, the family turned me and asked, “Rabbi, please tell us, what does Hashem want from us? What is He doing?” They explained that soon after the grandfather died, a grandson...
After the three weeks are over many individuals use the opportunity to embark on vacations with their families. It serves as a time for reflection, but also a chance to rejuvenate and spend quality time with loved ones. As...
Parashat Vaethanan begins with Moshe recalling his impassioned prayer to be allowed to enter Eretz Yisrael. Our Sages teach that Moshe recited 515 prayers at this time, alluded to by the word “Vaethanan” (“I pleaded”), which has the...
Throughout the year, and especially during the summer, many of our readers travel and stay at hotels/motels for Shabbos. There are many halachic questions that arise when going to a hotel/ motel these...
As the nine days come to a close with the somber experience of Tisha Bav, we now greet happily Shabbos Nachamu. But what are we really comforted with? We still are bereft of the Beis Hamikdosh!? We are...
During a brief period leading up to Tisha B’Av, Jews observe additional mourning practices. For Ashkenazim, the initial period begins with 17 Tammuz and the intense period begins with Rosh Chodesh Av, the first day of the month whose mourning...
In Order to Live We need to eat and drink in order to live. After eating and drinking, waste must be expelled. We must have the proper approach to the food we take into our mouths and understand the focus...
INGREDIENTS: 2 to 3 pounds of ground meat. 4-5 cloves of freshly chopped garlic. One bunch of chopped fresh parsley. 2 teaspoons of Baharat spice. Cinnamon sticks DIRECTIONS: These are so easy to make - they only use a couple of ingredients...