CAN AN ASHKENAZ PERSON EAT IN A SEPHARDIC HOUSE (OR VICE VERSA) ON PESACH? That’s a fantastic question! This question comes with two different concepts that you have to try to...
IN THE BEGINNING As a result of a near mutiny, the overbearing and arrogant captain was forced to see a psychiatrist by order of the Commodore. As soon as the captain settled...
In 1948, when the medinah was first established, the Chazon Ish had already moved to Eretz Yisroel. He is quoted as having said that the establishment of the medinah constitutes...
In his book “Other People’s Money and How Bankers Use It,” Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously wrote, “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases....
We read in Parashat Vayakhel of Beneh Yisrael’s generous and enthusiastic response to Moshe’s call for donations of materials for the construction of the Mishkan. The people came in droves,...
The current corona virus crisis has toppled the world order, sent stock markets plummeting and reshaped human consciousness. For many, it is, and will remain the most shocking event of...
Throughout history, epidemics have caused death and disruption in varying scales, some massive but most local. Why do they happen and how should we respond? As would be expected of...
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INGREDIENTS: Filling: 6 sliced Macintosh apples 1 can whole berry cranberry sauce Crumbs: 1/2 cup cake meal 1 cup matzah farfel 2/3 cup brown sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup oil DIRECTION: Use a square tin and do crumbs, then ling,...
When it comes to outbreaks, blaming the victim has a very long precedent, as Jews unfortunately know all too well. As the coronavirus outbreak grows in scale and scope, victims sadly...