After the three weeks are over many individuals use the opportunity to embark on vacations with their families. It serves as a time for reflection, but also a chance to rejuvenate and spend quality time with loved ones. As...
Parashat Vaethanan begins with Moshe recalling his impassioned prayer to be allowed to enter Eretz Yisrael. Our Sages teach that Moshe recited 515 prayers at this time, alluded to by the word “Vaethanan” (“I pleaded”), which has the...
Throughout the year, and especially during the summer, many of our readers travel and stay at hotels/motels for Shabbos. There are many halachic questions that arise when going to a hotel/ motel these...
As the nine days come to a close with the somber experience of Tisha Bav, we now greet happily Shabbos Nachamu. But what are we really comforted with? We still are bereft of the Beis Hamikdosh!? We are...
During a brief period leading up to Tisha B’Av, Jews observe additional mourning practices. For Ashkenazim, the initial period begins with 17 Tammuz and the intense period begins with Rosh Chodesh Av, the first day of the month whose mourning...
In Order to Live We need to eat and drink in order to live. After eating and drinking, waste must be expelled. We must have the proper approach to the food we take into our mouths and understand the focus...
INGREDIENTS: 2 to 3 pounds of ground meat. 4-5 cloves of freshly chopped garlic. One bunch of chopped fresh parsley. 2 teaspoons of Baharat spice. Cinnamon sticks DIRECTIONS: These are so easy to make - they only use a couple of ingredients...
The Three Weeks. The Nine Days. Tisha B’Av. Times of mourning, one following another, each one recalling the increased pain of our nation. And then, following Tisha B’Av is Shabbos Nachamu. The Shabbos of Comfort...
Honor your father and mother, as the L-rd your G-d has commanded you, so that you may live long. (Devarim 5:16) Why should we honor our fathers and mothers? The Torah gives us one reason in Parashas Shemos...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, Hi, I enjoy your column and am writing to you as I’m about to leave on a trip to Israel. A young married couple, we both haven’t...