Friendship is not like chicken soup One of the many, many mitzvos in Parshas Ki Seitzei is the prohibition against mistreating a person of Egyptian descent. The Torah provides a reason for this commandment: Because you were guests...
MI KAMOCHA YISRAEL! This is a story that I simply had to share. Last Friday morning, after I finished davening Shacharis, I turned on my phone and saw a hilarious bit about the bungalow colonies...
The pesukim with Rashi’s commentary in Parashas Shoftim describe the terrifying experience Bnei Yisroel may encounter when they go to war against their enemy. Rashi (20:3) writes, “[The opposing army] clash their cymbals, make their horses gallop and neigh loudly, they shout and blow...
The King’s Torah’s In this week’s parsha, Shoftim, the Torah teaches us a fascinating mitzvah concerning every Jewish King: 18 And it will be, when he sits upon his royal throne, that he shall write for himself a copy...
Hafrashas challah is a huge mitzvah and a wonderful opportunity to do a mitzvah. The most important issue you have to know about hafrashas challah is that you can only take challah with a bracha when you have five pounds...
As summer draws to a close, many people take advantage of the remaining days to travel, go on vacation, and enjoy meals at restaurants before returning to their regular routines. However, eating at restaurants, whether at home or while...
And Tzipporah took a sharp stone and cut off her son’s foreskin and cast it at his feet. Shemos 4:25 Introduction Although the Torah records that Tzipporah gave her son a bris milah, it is not the...
There is a well-known custom to recite L’Dovid Hashem Ori, the 27th chapter of Tehillim, from the second day of Rosh Chodesh Elul until after Sukkos. What is the source of this custom? Why is there such a...
In 2001, Indra Nooyi was named president of PepsiCo. Five years later, she would be promoted to CEO and, in 2007, she would become chairman of the company as well. She once spoke about the day she was...
The Torah in Parashat Shoftim (18:15) introduces the command to obey the instructions of a prophet. Once someone has been confirmed as an authentic prophet, the Torah commands, “Elav Tishma’un” – we must heed everything he tells us...