And the sash of fine twisted linen, blue purple and crimson yarns, done in embroidery, just as Hashem commanded Moshe. Shemos 39:29 Introduction A woman purchased a mattress for a cot in a frum department store. Four years later, she noticed...
EASY CORN SALAD INGREDIENTS: 3 cans of corn, drained 1 red bell pepper diced 4-6 Israel pickles, diced 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill 1/2 c mayonnaise Juice of one lemon DIRECTIONS: This corn salad is so easy to make and...
When History Meets Political Theology During Donald Trump’s first term as President of the United States, particularly after his historic recognition of Yerushalayim as Israel’s capital and the relocation of the U.S. Embassy there, a bold comparison became widespread among...
As is often the case, many if not most are interpreting the latest news about Iran through the prism of their preconceptions. If you never liked or trusted President Trump, you dismiss anything good he did in the...
In Pirkei Avos, Ben Zoma gives the famous definition, “Eizehu chacham? Halomeid mikol adam – Who is wise? He who can learn from every person.” This immediately begs the question: What can we learn from the rasha, the wicked...
Upon hearing of the loss of a family matriarch or patriarch, or an individual who added so much to one’s family history, ever find yourself saying “end of an era”? What about members of...
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) forces us to ask how to classify it within biblical conceptions of property and responsibility. This entirely new technology, which is still forming and developing, requires categorization within the realm of halachah. For example, if...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, In high school we were told that when we start dating, never to talk to friends about it for multiple reasons such as it can cause jealousy or...
Balak, the man for whom this parashah is named, was very worried. As were the people in his kingdom, Moav. The Torah tells that Balak saw Beneh Yisrael’s conquest of the bordering territories of Sihon and Og....