David Goldberg bumps into somebody in the street who looks like his old friend Jack. “Jack,” he says. “You’ve put on weight and your hair has turned gray. You seem a few inches shorter than I recall and your...
DIRECTIONS: It’s been so hot and humid. Nobody really wants to turn on the oven this summer. This peach burrata salad hits the spot for a filling and delicious meal with yummy seasonal produce....
Yayin Nesech verses Stam Yeinam. Yayin Nesech does not exist in our times. Yayin Nesech is wine that was poured for avodah zarah. The wine that you’re buying in the store, a closed...
Last week we spoke about the blessing we say before leaving our house going on a journey or a trip. In this article, we shift our focus to Hagomel, a heartfelt blessing recited as a form of...
Yellowstone National Park, which is larger than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware combined, contains its own Grand Canyon, considered by many to be the most breathtaking sight inside the park. The canyon is 20 miles long,...
Parashat Re’eh begins: “Behold, I am presenting before you today a blessing and a curse.” Moshe Rabbenu proceeds to explain to the people that they have the choice between two paths – the path of mitzvah observance, which...
Once we pass T’u b’Av, the next stop is Elul. Elul is an acronym for, “Ani l’Dodi v’Dodi li,” I am to my Beloved (namely Hashem) and, in that proportion, Hashem reciprocates with special attention to me. I...
The Torah in Parashat Re’eh discusses the basic laws of the three Regalim – the holidays of Pesach, Shabuot and Sukkot, when Beneh Yisrael would assemble in the Bet Ha’mikdash. In presenting the obligations relevant to the celebration...
Moshe’s Wealth In this week’s parsha, Eikev, Moshe recounts the dramatic tale of how, following the Revelation at Sinai, G-d carved out Two Luchot, engraved them with the Ten Commandments, and presented them to Moshe on Har Sinai. When...
Summer is the perfect time to hit the road and travel with the family. When journeying from one city to another, Chazal instituted a bracha called Tfilat Haderech- the traveler’s prayer. The Gmara says (Brachot 29b): when you set...