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...
The Torah in Parashat Kedoshim (Vayikra 19:23) commands that when Beneh Yisrael enter the land and plant trees, they must refrain from eating a tree’s fruits during the first three years after it is planted. During these three...
Few writers and speakers inspire like Rabbi Paysach Krohn. Author of nineteen books, including his famous “Maggid” series of short stories, Rabbi Krohn travels around the world inspiring audiences with...
Last week we discussed the monetary concerns of employing a cleaning lady to clean before Pesach, such as snatching a cleaning lady from her place of employment or dealing with her directly, avoiding the cleaning agency that sent...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, Help. I’m not sure what to do, and in traditional avoidant fashion, a=have pushed off till now to ask you. I mean, we knew about the situation...
MEATBALLS INGREDIENTS: 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup water, divided 1-1/2 cups finely chopped onion, divided 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 pounds ground beef 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup lemon juice DIRECTIONS: Pesach will be here soon...
One of the many important halachos that we are faced with at the seder is the proper volume to eat or drink in order to fulfill the mitzvah of the four cups, matzah, and marror. In this article we...
I. Avoiding the Korban Pesach We know from tax law the difference between avoidance and evasion. Tax avoidance involves structuring your finances to legally minimize your taxes. In contrast, tax evasion is refusing to pay taxes that you owe. Obviously,...
The third of the four questions in the Mah Nishtana, which the child asks at the seder, has to do with the two “dippings.” The child observes that normally, no foods are dipped into liquids, whereas at...
Rav Avraham Yitzchok HaKohen Kook (1865- 1935), the first Chief Rabbi of Eretz Yisrael in modern times, was an outstanding genius, but he was a controversial figure. Certain rabbinic personalities of the “old yishuv” took issue with many...