In the first part of this essay, we saw that Judaism has long wrestled with the ethics of publishing and the dangers of unreliable or misleading content. The halakhic tradition demands accuracy, rejects heresy and insists that those who release...
INGREDIENTS: Quarter Cup Butter Quarter Cup Flour 1 chopped onion 2 cups half-and-half 6 cups vegetable stock 3 pounds chopped broccoli 8 ounce bag shredded carrots 8 ounce bag of shredded cheddar cheese DIRECTIONS: It’s a comfort food on a rainy day...
And the men got up from there, and they looked down upon the face of Sodom, and Avraham walked with them to send them off. Bereishis 18:16 A fascinating kuntrus entitled Omer HaShikcha, gathers “forgotten” halachos, those found in...
Avraham’s nisayon was even more impressive than you remember! Parshas Vayeira contains one of the most challenging episodes in Jewish history: Akeidas Yitzchak. While even the thought of facing such a test would make any regular person tremble, Avraham...
Parashat Vayera tells us the story of Lot, Avraham Avinu’s nephew, who was living in Sedom, a city of very wicked people, and which Hashem condemned to annihilation. Hashem saved Lot by sending two angels to bring...
The Relationship Between Avraham and the Esrog Tree At the beginning of Parshas Vayeira, Avraham looked up and noticed three people standing on the road. Avraham ran to greet them. [Bereishis 18:2]. The pasuk repeats the word ‘Va-yar’ (and...
Last Monday, the very significant yet little known days called BHA”B ended. In two locations (Masechtos Kiddushin [81a] and Bava Kama [82a]), Tosefos mentions the minhag of fasting on the first Monday, Thursday, and following Monday of the months...
In this week’s parashah, the Torah elaborates on the story of Yishmael, how he almost died from thirst, and Hashem accepted his tefillos and saved him (see 21:15 19). Several pasukim are dedicated to this story. The Radak writes, “The Torah goes...
A Chassid related the following story: The loyalty of Russian soldiers to the Czar was legendary. I once saw a Russian soldier being whipped. His crime? While standing watch on a Russian winter night, his feet had frozen to his...
Voice notes are an incredibly convenient way to communicate a short thought, a quick question, or a brief response. They are not meant, however, for long expositions, deep thoughts or ongoing monologues. A dear friend likes to say that...