11 Feb KASRUTH QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK WITH RABBI MOSHE ELEFANT

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May one have a dog or a cat as a pet? Is there an issur to feed bossur b’chalav to a pet animal? What other issues can potentially be a problem with having a dog or a...

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11 Feb THE BRACHA

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I recently heard a true life story that spoke volumes. It was in the mid-70s. A young successful entrepreneur went to the Lubavitcher Rebbe zt”l for a bracha. A bracha for continued success. For good...

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11 Feb DATING AND RELATIONSHIP ADVICE

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Dear Rabbi and Shira, I don’t know what to do. My younger sister is engaged to one of the first guys she dated and honestly, I’m jealous. We are three years...

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04 Feb DON’T WITHDRAW, DRAW CLOSER

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In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General warned the country that we collectively are suffering from an “epidemic of loneliness.” He claimed that the negative health effects of loneliness are on par with those of tobacco use and obesity. According...

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04 Feb SPECIAL TU B’SHVAT RECIPES

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CHICKEN WITH OLIVES, FIGS & DATES INGREDIENTS: 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1⁄4 cup honey 1 chicken, cut in 1/8’s Salt and pepper to taste 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, sliced 6 cloves garlic, minced 2...

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04 Feb BEHIND THE MIC: YONI Z’S JOURNEY OF MUSIC, EMUNAH, AND FINDING HIS KALLAH

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Yonatan Zigelboum, known by his stage name Yoni Z, is a singer, composer, producer, and dancer whose prodigious talent has firmly established him as a maestro and performer in the realm...

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04 Feb SUPER BOWL MUSINGS

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They told me this morning at the Daf that Super Bowl Sunday is the busiest pizza day of the year. And 1.33 billion chicken wings will be consumed! As everyone gets ready for a gastronomic infusion, I would...

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04 Feb PARSHAS BESHALACH: SALVATIONS ON SHABBOS SHIRAH

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There is no space between parashas Vayigash and parashas Vayichi, which is why it is called a Parashah S’Tumah, a closed parashah. Rashi (47:28) writes, “Why is this parashah closed? Because when Yaakov Avinu was niftar, the eyes and hearts...

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04 Feb TU B’SHVAT KASHRUS QUESTIONS WITH RABBI MOSHE ELEFANT FROM THE OU

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How does Tu B’Shevat impact the counting of years of orlah (prohibition of eating fruit from a tree during its first three years)? One may not eat fruit that grew on a...

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04 Feb CUSTOMS OF THE MONTH OF SHEVAT

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Rabbi Haim Palachi (Turkey, 1788-1869), in his work Mo’ed Le’kol Hai (chapter 30), discusses a number of different laws and customs relevant to the month of Shevat. He begins by establishing that the theme of this month...

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