What can the light of the menorah teach us about avoiding “burnout”? Parshas Tetzaveh opens with the mitzvah to light the menorah in the Mikdash, which must be done “tamid” (Shemos 27:20), a word typically translated as “constantly.”...
HARVEY WALLBANGER CAKE INGREDIENTS: Cake: 1 Box yellow cake mix 1 cup vegetable oil 4 large eggs 1/4 cup amaretto liqueur 1/4 cup vodka 1 package vanilla instant pudding mix 3/4 cup fresh orange juice Glaze: 1 cup confectioners sugar (sifted) 1 tablespoon...
The Midrash (Ester Rabba 7:13) draws a connection between the Purim story and the story of Mechirat Yosef – the sale of Yosef as a slave by his brothers. After the brothers cast Yosef into a pit,...
In this week’s parsha, Tetzaveh, we learn of the special garments worn by the Kohein Gadol, and the Kohanim. Elaborate clothes worn while they did their avoda, sacred work in the Mishkan, and in...
Money Two Jews, Yankel and Shmerel, were walking past a church. A sign on the church read “$20,000 to all who convert today!” Both were out of work and had been for quite some time. Shmerel said, “Yankel, I’m going...
Based on a talk I delivered at the Aish Legacy Summit in Bal Harbour on February 11, 2026 I want to begin by a c k n o w l e d g i n g something...
Last week, the Israeli Supreme Court issued a forceful order requiring the state to advance long- stalled plans for a permanent egalitarian prayer area at the Kotel- the Western Wall, intensifying a decades-long legal and religious struggle over who...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, I am a lady in my late 20s, and I would very much like to get married. Baruch Hashem, I come from a wonderful family, but for...
Is It Permissible to Block Roads? Recently in Israel, blocking roads has become a common phenomenon, and therefore the halachic perspective on this matter must be clarified. From a number of places in Chazal and the poskim it clearly...
Over the past decade, something subtle but profoundly consequential has shifted in our collective mindset. There was a time when “free” felt like a gift: unexpected, generous, and almost miraculous. But slowly, and without notice, “free” stopped feeling like...