I. One Shul, Multiple Minyanim It is now common for some shuls to hold multiple minyanim at different times. The most active are open nearly 24 hours a day, holding morning services every half hour, alternating rooms so there...
Sometimes we take ourselves a little too seri- ously, and feel a little – or a lot – too proud of our- selves. A person’s wealth, good looks, so- cial standing, profession- al achievements, or even religious...
In the beginning of Para- shat Vaera we read of the famous “Arba Leshonot Ge’ula” – “four expres- sions of redemption.” Hash- em told Moshe to convey to Beneh Yisrael His promise to “take them”...
When my grandfather conducted a tisch, he would often repeat over and over again: “There is no hope for me – oth- er than teshuvah...
IN MOSES’ LIFE, THE WOMAN NEEDED TO LEAD Aunts & Nephews “Amram took Yocheved) his aunt as a wife, and she bore him Aaron and Moses.” This is the story recorded in this week’s Torah portion, Vaeira . Amram,...
We have a popular phrase, ‘Food For Thought.’ The Kuzari says that prayer is ‘Food for the Soul.’ He elaborates that just as we meet the needs of the body by eating three meals (breakfast, lunch, and...
Did you have a happy Chanukah? Did you get any good gifts? It turns out if you want to increase your happiness and health, the question is not did you get any good gifts but did you...
INGREDIENTS: 4 pounds chicken thighs/ Pargiot 2 teaspoons sesame oil 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1/3 cup teriyaki 1/3 cup sweet chili sauce 1/4 cup brown sugar DIRECTIONS: These delicious Pargiot have a sweet teriyaki glaze that has a hint of spice...
“Vayehi bayomim haheim, And it came to pass, in those days, vayigdal Moshe, and Moshe grew up, he went out to his brothers, vayar b’sivlosam, and he saw (in) their burdens.” (Shemos 2:11) The previous passage...
In the first chapter of Shemos, we learn about Pharaoh commanding the Jewish midwives, Shifra and Puah, to kill all newborn Hebrew boys — and that they disobeyed the King’s orders. Chazal [Our Sages] teach that not only did...