13 Jun SHELACH: A YEAR PER DAY
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...
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...
Today there are many people who do not wear tzitzis, or in fact do wear them but do not know the merits and power of the c o m m a n d m e n...
What other people think about me is none of my business.” While empowering and comforting, is this quote from Eleanor Roosevelt true? Should we care what people think and say about us? Should...
In the past few weeks, Canada has been ravaged by massive wildfires, leading to widespread evacuations and the burning of over 3.3 million hectares of land. Usually, the Canadian wildfire season occurs between May...
A pareve soup is made with dairy utensils and a dairy pot. It’s then warmed up using a fleishig bowl and a fleishig spoon. What’s the status? The halacha is that it’s...
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Can one buy frozen fruits that are not checked like strawberries, blackberries etc and blend it for a fruit shake? How about vegetables unchecked for a shake? Any fruit or berry that needs...
As a child, Holocaust survivor Leo Ullman attended baseball games at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn with his aunt, who believed it would help him become more American.Last Thursday, Ullman, a...