“Am Yisrael Chai!” It is a phrase we’re all very familiar with, chanted throughout the ages and echoed the world over today. A famous story associated with this expression involves Rabbi Yonatan Eibeschitz (יהונתן רבי אייבשיץ(, a Talmudist,...
Someone suggested to me that I should write to the two of you. Although, I’m not sure what my questions are. I started seeing a girl only two weeks ago...
Fruit smoothies are a popular treat. However, they often contain strawberries and other fruits that might harbor insects. Many kosher certified yogurts contain strawberries and raspberries. Are these smoothies and yogurts permitted? How about jams? These issues will be dealt with...
Soldiers go out to war and do not know if they will return. If the worst happens and they do not return, their wives cannot remarry without proof of death. To avoid the possibility of widespread agunah problems, for...
We all have people in our lives who annoy us, who make us upset, who get on our nerves. It could be a coworker, a neighbor, a sibling, a sibling-in-law, a parent, a parent-in-law, a child, a...
Yaakov Invokes Heavenly Blessings for His Grandchildren From “The Angel Who Redeemed Him” “And he blessed Yosef and said ‘the L-rd before whom my fathers walked, the L-rd who has taken care of me until this day, the Angel...
Earlier this month, the Congressional hearings chaired by Virginia Foxx (RNC) brought to light long-held suspicions about the loathsome ideologies encouraged, nurtured, and broadcast in the corridors of higher learning....
We read in Parashat Vayigash of Yaakob Avinu’s move to Egypt, where he was reunited with his beloved son, Yosef, whom he had not seen in twenty years, and whom he had thought was no longer alive. The...
Twenty-two years passed since Yosef had last seen his family. Hard years. Years of slavery. Years of imprisonment. Yosef is now ready to reveal himself to his brothers. Through his words and deeds, he...
Transformation of a Brother Yosef could not contain his tears, nor can we, when we read each year the story of how after a feud and separation that endured for twenty- two years, the Prime Minister of Egypt,...