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...
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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