At this time of the year, Klal Yisroel breaks out one of its national treasures: the Mishnayos of Pirkei Avos. This anthology of select ethical teachings, transmitted to us by our gigantic teachers, presents us with a truly great...
A person bought a lottery ticket, saying that he had bitachon he would win the grand prize of a hundred thousand rubles. Reb Yisrael Salanter zt’l asked him, “Would you please sell me your ticket for fifty thousand rubles,” and...
With the FDA potentially stepping back from its oversight of commercially produced milk, how might this change affect the kosher community’s long-standing reliance on government regulation to ensure milk meets...
Parashiyot Tazria and Mesora describe several different kinds of manifestations of Sara’at – discolorations on a person’s skin, garment or home, which, under certain conditions, brings a state of impurity. Our Sages have explained that Sara’at would strike a...
Two Birds This week’s parsha, Metzorah (Vayikra chapters 12-15), discusses the laws of tzaraas, usually translated as “leprosy.” Tzaraas was an illness whose identifying mark was a white patch (or patches) appearing on the skin of a person, the walls...
ONE PAN CAULIFLOWER SHAWARMA DINNER INGREDIENTS: Cauliflower Onion Pargiot Shawarma Spice Olive Oil DIRECTIONS: Who doesn’t love a dinner that takes ve minutes to prep and only uses one pan and 5 ingredients. Chop up two heads of cauliower and one onion...
According to the recently released Anti- Defamation League (ADL) report, antisemitic incidents broke a record for 4th straight year in 2024. Last year, they identified 9,354 antisemitic incidents, a 5% increase from 2023 and a staggering 926% increase since it...
Following Holocaust Remembrance Day, a leading Jewish organization combating antisemitism revealed that incidents of Jew- hatred and violence are at their highest since the Holocaust. This sobering reality forces us to confront an enduring and painful question: Why is...
Dear Rabbi and Shira Hi, I read your column every week. It prompts much conversation over the Shabbos table. I’m a regular Flatbush/Midwood guy who is into the Sifrei Chassidus. It started...
