Parashat Shemini is so named because it tells of what happened on השמיני יום – “the eighth day.” For seven days, Aharon and his sons prepared for their role as kohanim in the Mishkan, and...
I. Thirty Days Before A Holiday Holidays are much like other things in life in the sense that the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. We are instructed to study...
“Vayehi bayom hashmini, and it was on the eighth day.” (Vayikra 9:1) The number seven connotes tevah, what is natural, as in the days of the week, while eight is le’ma’ala min ha’tevah — above and...
KASHRUS The Chasam Sofer once asked two community activists to set up a meeting with the mayor of Pressburg. “The issue is urgent, so schedule the meeting immediately.” The delegates asked the mayor’s secretary to schedule...
The parsha begins, “And it was on the eighth day…” To which eighth day is the Torah referring? The Torah is discussing the “eighth day” after the previous seven, during which the Jewish people performed the...
INGREDIENTS: 1 large cabbage, cored and sliced 1 ¼ cups ketchup 1 15oz can diced tomatoes 4 cups ginger ale 2 lbs chopped meat 1 egg Salt and pepper to taste DIRECTIONS: All the flavor of stuffed cabbage without...
In its “Audit of Antisemitic Incidents,” the ADL recorded over 2100 acts of assault, vandalism and harassment against Jews last year, a 12% increase from the previous year and the...
It is hard to believe that this Taanis Esther will already be the 35th yahrzeit of the Rosh Yeshiva, H a G a o n , Rav Moshe Feinstein, Zt”l, Zy”a. There was a time that, when you said ‘Reb Moshe,’ everyone...
For some reason, people think that drinking is acceptable at certain times, such as on Simchas Torah, at a Shalom Zochor, at a wedding, and on Purim. Many people become intoxicated...