In Parshas Pinchas we read about the institution of semicha. Moshe Rabbeinu was instructed by Hakadosh Boruch Hu to place his hand on his student, Yehoshua bin Nun, in the...
This July 4th weekend, Americans will celebrate their Independence Day. This annual event commemorates the establishment of the “city upon the hill”- the first modern experiment of democracy. Arguably, the...
I am trying to watch my health, and I would like to make homemade smoothies for breakfast. I plan to blend pear and mango in a blender until they become...
In Bamidbar 25:18 the Torah tells us that the first day is “Mikra Kodesh.” The Rosh learns from this posuk that one has to hear krias HaTorah Min HaTorah. There...
INGREDIENTS: 6 hot dogs cut in half 12 lollipop sticks vegetable oil for frying FOR BATTER: 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup cornmeal 2 tbsp sugar 2 tsp baking powder 3/4 cup soy milk 1/4 tsp salt or to taste 1/4...
Luke Voit played in just 12 games prior to the Royals series because of preseason knee surgery followed by the oblique strain. Luke re-joined the Yankees lineup and added an immediate punch, going...
The time of the three weeks is a time when we avoid many activities. Why do we refrain from such activities? What are included in these activities? Below we will...
I. The Heretic’s Torah The Gemara (Gittin 45b) says that we must burn a Torah scroll written by a heretic. In contrast, if a gentile wrote a Torah, then we either...
When Balak, king of Moav, saw that the great giants Sichon and Og fell to the Bnei Yisroel, he was filled with terror. These giants who were born before the...