Throughout the ages, there have been different practices regarding keeping tzitzis tucked into pants or out. In addition, Chassidim wear their tzitzis garment over their shirt, while Ashkenazim wear it under the shirt. Sefardim do not keep their tzitzis out, while many...
We read in Parshas Shelach about the episode of the meraglim, the scouts exploring Eretz Yisroel. A most difficult chapter in our nation’s history to comprehend. From the moment the Jewish nation left Egypt, their...
This week the Torah recounts the mission of the spies. The verse lists the names of the various spies. We all know that one of the spies was Yehoshua. The verse makes a point of telling us...
I. Sefaria Controversy A minor controversy brewed recently when some people noticed that Sefaria provides readers a non-Orthodox Bible translation. This offers us an opportunity to have a long overdue discussion about what Sefaria is and is not, and how...
Parashat Shelah tells one of the most tragic stories in the entire Torah – the story of the spies. Beneh Yisrael were about to enter the Land of Israel. Moshe sent a team of spies to take...
The Torah in Parashat Shelah tells the story of the Mekoshesh Esim – a man who publicly desecrated Shabbat while Beneh Yisrael were in the wilderness. The people who found him committing the act of Shabbat desecration brought him...
INGREIDENTS: A couple of cloves of fresh garlic, minced Sprigs of fresh rosemary, chopped Olive oil Himalayan sea salt Freshly ground black pepper DIRECTIONS: Here’s another easy no fail recipe. The key is to start with an excellent piece...
The meraglim spied on Eretz Canaan for forty days, and they were punished that they must remain forty years in the desert. As it states (14:34), “Like the number of days that you spied out the land, forty...
Tears A man and woman were recently celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. While cutting the cake, the wife was moved after seeing her husband’s eyes fill with tears. The wife took his arm, and looked at him affectionately. “I never...
We now focus on the eighth bracha of the Shemone Esrei which starts out with the request Refa’einu, “Heal us Hashem and we will be healed.” The Gemora teaches us in Mashechtas Shabbos [32a], “Amar Rav Yitzchak b’rei d’Rav...