27 May UNDER THE MOON

Posted at 17:19h in

0 Likes

Shavuos is in the air. Z’man mattan Torahseinu. The Yom Tov we celebrate the giving of the Torah. Our receiving the Aseres HaDibros, Ten Commandments to live by. Commandments that have the power to elevate,...

Read More

27 May ENTERING INTO THE WILDERNESS THE FEEL-GOOD JUDAISM OF THE MODERN JEW

Posted at 17:18h in

0 Likes

The Desert What was the significance of the fact that Torah was given in a wilderness, in a barren and infertile desert, not in a civilized terrain, nor on soil conducive to human living and nature’s blessing. Why did...

Read More

27 May WHAT THEY’LL NEVER UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE JEWS

Posted at 17:17h in

0 Likes

Chaim Lindenbaum, a 77-year-old man from Haifa, was diagnosed with aggressive leukemia in 2022. Doctors said the grandfather could only survive with a life- saving bone marrow transplant. Dr. Daniel Levi had signed up to be a bone marrow...

Read More

27 May SPECIAL SHAVUOS RECIPES:

Posted at 17:16h in

0 Likes

FOCACCIA INGREDIENTS: FOR DOUGH 1 tbsp active dry yeast 2 tbsp sugar 1 1/2 -2 cups lukewarm water 4 cups flour 1 tbsp salt 4 tbsp olive oil FOR THE TOP (optional- use whatever you like) Olive oil Fresh rosemary Coarse Salt DIRECTIONS: Put yeast...

Read More

27 May SAY CHEESE: HALACHIC CLARITY FOR SHAVUOT DAIRY DELIGHTS

Posted at 17:16h in

0 Likes

As Shavuot approaches—a time when dairy foods take center stage on many Jewish tables—it’s important to review the relevant halachot that often arise during this yom tov. From the proper berachot on cheesecake to the permissibility of...

Read More

27 May DATING AND RELATIONSHIP ADVICE

Posted at 17:15h in

0 Likes

Dear Rabbi and Shira , Hi. I’m not sure what to do. I’m having a culinary crisis. My Hatan, (Chosson for your Ashkenazi readers,) cannot stand Morrocan Fish, nor does he like...

Read More

27 May EATING DAIRY ON SHAVUOS

Posted at 17:12h in

0 Likes

There is a widespread custom to eat dairy products on Shavuos. What is the source of this custom? What are the reasons for this custom? Does it apply to both days? Should the dairy meal be eaten with bread?...

Read More

27 May CAN AI WRITE A SEFER?

Posted at 17:10h in

0 Likes

I. AI Authorship Is it permissible to study Torah from a sefer, a text of Torah scholarship, written by artificial intelligence (AI)? There are different ways an AI could author a sefer. For our purposes, we can divide authorship...

Read More

27 May BAMIDBAR: LET’S DIVE INTO TORAH!!

Posted at 17:09h in

0 Likes

Is it ok for a husband not to enjoy running the errands that his wife sends him on? Is it enough to get them done, even if he does so begrudgingly? And is it ok...

Read More

27 May SHAVOUS: ANONYMOUS JEWS PRODUCE REDEEMERS

Posted at 17:07h in

0 Likes

Megillas Rus begins with the narration that a man from Bethlehem in Yehudah went to live in the fields of Moav, because of the famine in Eretz Yisrael. Chazal, our Sages, criticize this person for abandoning his people...

Read More