31 May REMAINING AWAKE ON SHAVUOS NIGHT
There is a widespread custom to remain awake on Shavuos night to learn Torah. This custom spawns many halachic queries. Why should we stay up learning on Shavuos night? What...
There is a widespread custom to remain awake on Shavuos night to learn Torah. This custom spawns many halachic queries. Why should we stay up learning on Shavuos night? What...
The Gemara in Masechet Kiddushin (32ha-b) brings Rav Yosef’s ruling that a Rabbi is allowed to forego on the honor owed to him by virtue of his Torah scholarship. Rav Yosef reached this conclusion on the basis...
Shavus is a good time to think about our attitudes to converts. Are we fulfilling properly the specific command to love the convert? Over the past few years we have...
Parshas Bamidbar begins with a census of the Jewish people. In fact, rabbinic literature refers to the book of Bamidbar as the “Chumash of the counts” (Chomesh haPekudim). Even in the secular world, the fourth of the “Five Books...
“Good things come in small packages”. While Megillas Rus contains only four chapters, it speaks volumes. Shavuos is “Z’man Matan Torahseinu, -- Holiday of the Giving of the Torah.” The Book...
INGREDIENTS: 1 (9 ounce) package brownie mix 1 egg 1 tablespoon cold water 1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2...
INGREDIENTS: 2 tablespoon salted butter 4 shallots thinly sliced 2 cups coarsely chopped mixed wild mushrooms such as cremini, shitake and oyster 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided 6 cups baby spinach leaves 8 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/2...
There is a widespread custom to eat dairy products on Shavuos. What is the source of this custom? What are the reasons for this custom? Does it apply to both...
Shabbos Together with observing the laws of Shabbos, it’s important to tap into the joy and the spirituality of Shabbos. Those who experience the joy of Shabbos, enjoy a taste of...
Is one allowed to eat meat after milk? What is the halacha if one makes Kiddush and eats dairy foods, planning to later eat a meat Seudas Yom Tov? What if...