Several years ago, our community was privileged to host Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, zt”l. Before he addressed the over 1,000 people in attendance at BRS, I spontaneously asked him if...
The events surrounding the name Yaakov are very puzzling. The Torah explains that he was given the name because upon birth, “V’yodo ochezes ba’akeiv Esav -- And his hand grasped...
Even those with only a passing knowledge of the Five Books of Moses recognize the death penalty applied to various sins. The Oral Torah, committed to writing centuries later, explains...
“The Impossible Pork, we didn’t give an ‘OU’ to it, not because it wasn’t kosher per se,” said Rabbi Menachem Genack, the CEO of the Orthodox Union’s kosher division. “It...
FAST FACTS: Name: Travis Emmanuel d’Arnaud Born: February 10, 1989 (age 32 years) in Long Beach, CA Position: Catcher MLB debut: August 17, 2013, for the New York Mets 2021 Salary: $8 million Ex-Met Travis d’Arnaud,...
INGREDIENTS: 4 TBSP olive oil, divided 1 pound boneless white chicken cutlets, diced 1 large zucchini, diced 3 to 5 cloves garlic, minced green beans sugar snap peas 2 to 3 green onions, sliced 1...
Please explain the word “GLATT”-is it still shayach today? Very, very much! Not only is it relevant today, but it probably has more applications today than it originally did. Glatt is a Yiddish...
INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 lbs. chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, cut into 2-inch chunks 1 Tbsp. canola oil 3 medium carrots, sliced diagonally into 1/2-inch pieces 1 medium sweet onion, cut into 12 wedges 6 garlic cloves,...
The avos were commanded to live in Eretz Yisroel. Today we also have this mitzvah, and therefore one may only leave Eretz Yisroel when the conditions there are unreasonable. If one simply can not make a living in...
“Vayehiyu chayei Sarah meah shanah, v’esrim shanah, v’shevah shonim, sh’nei chayei Sarah -- Sarah’s lifetime was 100 years, 20 years, and 7 years…. the years of Sarah’s life…” (Genesis, Bereishis 23:1) This week’s parshah, opens with the passing...