A chassid was once plagued by negative thoughts relentlessly intruding upon him. He was sidetracked by temptations and fantasy, he was distracted by worry and anxiety. One particularly difficult evening...
I. Acher’s Sins Repentance, teshuvah, is an ability to repair the past and create a better future. Everyone sins. Teshuvah allows you to get past that, to learn from your mistakes...
Finders keepers, losers weepers. A child’s chant, but for those immersed in Torah and mitzvos, hashavas aveidah, returning a lost item is a way of life. We read in Parshas Ki Seitzei...
There is one sports team in America which is much more than just a sports team. Almost every player who joins this team says the same thing: it’s more than just a team. When you’re part of...
Towards the end of Parashat Ki-Teseh, the Torah presents the Misva of Yibum, which applies when a married man dies without children. His brother is required to marry the widow, and the child born from this...
What is the significance of having forty days, from Rosh Chodesh Elul to Yom Kippur, in which to repent? It is written down in the Tezel Koton that if someone wishes...
Bryce Hall was one of the Jets’ ironmen on defense last season. He played in all 17 games and led the team in the number of defensive snaps taken (1,169),...
Setting Aside A “Yerach Yomim” For Mourning Our Past: A “Beautiful” Insight Into “Yefas Toar” In the beginning of this week’s parsha, the Torah teaches us a Halacha [Jewish Law] that...
Does the dill that is used in Jarred pickles and given a hechsher by the OU get checked for bugs or does it not require to be checked? When we give...
