Hospitality The opening of this week’s parsha, Vayera, relates the tale of Avraham sitting during a hot day at the entrance of his tent and observing three men standing nearby. He ran toward them and insisted they come to...
Just before Rosh Hashana an email arrived without a name: just a cry, an anonymous letter addressed not to me, but to G-d. “You have hurt me. You have abused and tortured me. You have taunted and judged me...
The current events surrounding the New York elections signify something deeply concerning. Behind the curtain of the candidates running for office lies a global movement of antisemitism that is now taking a firm hold in America at large—and particularly...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, I started dating a guy from across the country on zoom and everything was going well for the first 2 months. We got along well, and we enjoyed...
While preparing a dish for cooking, one is often unsure if he has to check the eggs for blood spots. In addition, companies receive eggs in various forms and the question arises if these eggs need to be...
In the first part of this essay, we saw that Judaism has long wrestled with the ethics of publishing and the dangers of unreliable or misleading content. The halakhic tradition demands accuracy, rejects heresy and insists that those who release...
INGREDIENTS: Quarter Cup Butter Quarter Cup Flour 1 chopped onion 2 cups half-and-half 6 cups vegetable stock 3 pounds chopped broccoli 8 ounce bag shredded carrots 8 ounce bag of shredded cheddar cheese DIRECTIONS: It’s a comfort food on a rainy day...
And the men got up from there, and they looked down upon the face of Sodom, and Avraham walked with them to send them off. Bereishis 18:16 A fascinating kuntrus entitled Omer HaShikcha, gathers “forgotten” halachos, those found in...
Avraham’s nisayon was even more impressive than you remember! Parshas Vayeira contains one of the most challenging episodes in Jewish history: Akeidas Yitzchak. While even the thought of facing such a test would make any regular person tremble, Avraham...
Parashat Vayera tells us the story of Lot, Avraham Avinu’s nephew, who was living in Sedom, a city of very wicked people, and which Hashem condemned to annihilation. Hashem saved Lot by sending two angels to bring...