Rav Avraham Yitzchok HaKohen Kook (1865- 1935), the first Chief Rabbi of Eretz Yisrael in modern times, was an outstanding genius, but he was a controversial figure. Certain rabbinic personalities of the “old yishuv” took issue with many...
In families all over the world and through the millennia, the Seder ritual has started off with the chanting of Kadeish, U’rchatz, Karpas...
As the family celebrated the seder, a young grandchild of Rebbe Yochanan of Tolna zt’l was roaming around the house and came across the closet where the items sold for Pesach were stored. The child took out a beer bottle and brought it...
Does purified water enhanced with minerals require Pesach certification? Although the OU approves bottled and distilled water without Pesach certification, when it comes to enhanced water an OU-P is required. This is due...
The first of the ten plagues which G-d brought upon the Egyptians was “Dam” – the plague of blood, when G-d transformed the water in the river to blood. The Torah (Shemot 7:21) tells that as a...
It’s almost Pesach, so much to plan, so much to prepare. On our to-do list is purchasing wine for the seder. Some like it sweet, others appreciate the dry wine taste. The connoisseurs amongst us...
Not the Cookie Cutter Model “The Torah speaks of four children: One is wise, one is rebellious, one is simple and one does not know how to ask.”—Haggadah This simple, brief passage of the Haggadah contains profound pedagogical insight....
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. The circumference of the collider is 16.565 miles, and it contains thousands of magnets. It was built in collaboration from over 10,000 scientists and hundreds of...
Rav Moshe Tuvia Lieff Shlita, the Morah D’Asra of Agudath Israel Bais Binyomin in Brooklyn, New York, is a respected Talmid Chochom and a warm and dynamic individual, loved by...
I. Shabbos Clothes We greet Shabbos and spend the entire day clean and proper, dressed in fine clothes. What do you do if you have to wear an army uniform? The Gemara (Shabbos 119a) says that R. Chanina...