Avraham Avinu was born into a chaotic world. It seemed like no One was in charge ch”v. The world appeared to Avraham like an abandoned house that caught fire, that no one was extinguishing. It seemed like no one lived there! Avraham...
Do you ever have it where two people can be eating the same food, but need to make different brachos? There are many examples. I’ll give you an example in hilchos brachos. Let’s say you have two fruits on...
When G-d first spoke to Avraham and commanded him to leave his homeland and move to what would become known as the Land of Israel, He made several promises, including, “Va’abarechecha Mebarecheka, U’mekelelcha A’or” – “I shall bless those...
It was June 1967. The Six-Day War was raging in Eretz Yisroel. My uncle, HaRav Amram Jungreis z”l, was the rav of a small town on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. He wrote us,...
Israel is, thank G-d, a strong country, with an exceptional military that combines courage, skills and profound moral standards. Israel will fight back until Hamas accept a cease-fire, at least for the time being. Yet that is exactly what...
Most of us have become accustomed to using WhatsApp to communicate and in some cases manage our family, social, and professional lives. Indeed, WhatsApp is used to send more than 100 billion messages a day (although most of those...
In our parasha (Lech Lecha) of Brit Ben Habetarim, Hashem promises Havraham Avinu the Land of Israel and delineates the northern and southern borders. The pasuk reads: “On that day, Hashem made a covenant with Avram, saying, ‘To your...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, I got married to Yehuda earlier this year. He is sensitive, attentive and is Kovea itim to learn daily. We are happy, but as all couples we have...
Looking around the shul during chazaras hashatz, we can see people learning Torah or simply not paying attention. Sometimes we have no idea where the shaliach tzibbur is up to. If we answer amen, we may not even be aware...
