Anyone who owns a gun needs to understand proper gun training, safety and usage in order to avoid tragedy. These issues are crucial but not our topic. Here I am interested in exploring other aspects of gun ownership. I. Carrying...
Hashem had an infinite number of ways in which to rescue Noach and his family from the flood. For example, according to tradition, the flood did not affect the Land of Israel; Hashem could have thus simply...
INGREDIENTS: 2 cups (10 ounces) all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup confectioners sugar 1/4 cup canola oil 1 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla About...
INGREDIENTS: Poppyseed Dressing 1/4 cup white wine vinegar 1/4 cup sugar 1 garlic clove 1 1/2 tablespoons poppyseeds 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard 2 teaspoons light mayo 1/3 cup olive oil DIRECTIONS: For parshas noach try a delicious rainbow layered salad. You can serve...
G-d told Noach “And from every clean animal take unto you (tikach lach)...
Since we heard the horrifying news at the close of Simchas Torah (some heard from gentile workers even on Simchas Torah), Klal Yisroel has been walking around in a daze of dismay, fear, sadness and dread. What is...
It states (8:11), V’hinei Aleh Zayis Teref B’Piah, “The dove had an olive branch in its beak.” Rashi says that Teref has two translations. It means either snatched or food. If it means food, the dove was praying to Hakadosh Baruch Hu,...
May I use a warming drawer on Shabbos? Warming drawers on Shabbos is indeed a serious issue. There are a number of things to consider. First of all, you have to make sure that if you’re putting cold food into the warming drawer,...
The opening verse of Parashat Noah tells us, “Et Ha’Elokim Hit’halech Noah” – that Noah “walked with G-d.” The Seforno (Rav Ovadia Seforno, Italy,1474-1550) explains this to mean that Noah dealt kindly with other people, and sought to...
When we witness a profoundly distressing event, such as the one we have just experienced in Israel, it is natural to have mixed emotions. On one hand, we feel deep pain and concern for our brothers and sisters...