The Klausenberger Rebbe lost his wife and eleven children in the Holocaust. He sur- vived and subsequently gathered a small com- munity of followers who were also survivors; from this small group, he eventually rebuilt the whole com- munity....
As we experienced last week how the IDF were targeting senior officers of the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization responsible for the rocket fire toward Israel in the past month and terrorizing...
There is a widespread custom to eat dairy products on Shavuos. What is the source of this custom? What are the reasons for issue. The Source The earlier authorities who mention this custom...
The Desert This week’s Torah portion, named “Bamidbar,” which means “in the desert,” is always read preceding the holiday of Shavuos, when we celebrate the giving of the Torah at Sinai, more than 3,300 years ago, in the year...
In Rabbinic literature, the book of Bamidbar is referred to as the book of censuses (Sefer haPekudim), which is no doubt roughly equivalent to the common English name for the book – the Book of Numbers. In this week’s...
The Torah in Parashat Bamidbar briefly recounts the death of Nadab and Abihu, Aharon’s two older sons: “Nadab and Abihu died before G-d...
The upcoming holiday of Shavuot, the celebration of our receiving the Torah, along with the name of the book we are now beginning – “Bamidar” (“in the desert”) – gives us an opportunity to reflect on the...
NUTELLA CHEESECAKE INGREDIENTS: Crust: 250 g (about 30 oreo cookies), cream removed 6 tbsp (80 g) unsalted butter, melted Cream Cheese Filling: 3 5 oz (1 kg) cream cheese, room temp. 3/4 cup (175g) heavy cream + 2 tbsp, cold 2/3 cup (100g) Nutella 1 cup (200g) sugar 1 tbsp cornstarch 2...
This Shabbos we begin the fourth of the five books of the Torah, Sefer Bamidbar. Bamidbar means in the desert, in the wilderness. It tells the story of our nation’s forty year trek through...
One of the special features of the wonderful Yom Tov of Shavuos is the reading of Megilas Rus. While it is a fascinating and delightful story, its linkage to the celebration of matan Torah, the giving of the...