24 Aug KI-TAVO- THE LIBERATING FEAR OF ELUL

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When we think of Elul and the High Holidays, we generally think in terms of fear, anxiety and trepidation. We intuitively assume that during this period we are supposed to...

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24 Aug KI SAVO

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Bikurim “Ki v’haya ki tavo el ha’aretz… v’lakachta mreshit kol pri hadama… ubata el hacohen…”. The parashah begins with the mitzvah of bikurim, to bring the first ripened fruit — of the...

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24 Aug KI-TAVO- IT’S IN OUR GENES

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This coming Shabbos, when we read Parshas Ki Savo, we will be fulfilling a double mitzvah: 1) We will be reading the parshas hashavua 2) We will be fulfilling the...

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24 Aug KASHRUS QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK: SHEMITAH QUESTIONS

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This Rosh Hashanah (5782) will be the beginning of a new Shemitah year. The Torah forbids many agricultural activities in Eretz Yisroel during Shemitah, such as planting, pruning and harvesting....

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24 Aug SAVING SHMITA

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The experience of Shmita is both fascinating and iconic. Occurring once in seven years, it carries the mystique of something “extraordinary” or even enchanted. Intended as a seminal national experience,...

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24 Aug POMEGRANATE GLAZED MEATBALLS

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INGREDIENTS: MEATBALLS: 1 large shallot, very finely chopped – reserve 1/3 for the sauce. 1 lb. ground lamb, beef, or chicken 4–5 large garlic cloves, minced or crushed through a garlic press 2 eggs 1 cup chopped...

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24 Aug GETTING TO KNOW NY GIANTS RUNNING BACK SAQUON BARKLEY

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FAST FACTS: Name: Saquon Barkely Born: February 7, 1997 (age 24) in Bronx, New York Drafted 2018: 1st Round, 2nd by New York Giants College: Penn State Salary: Base salary of only $850K in 2021,...

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17 Aug HALACHICALLY SPEAKING: SUMMER HALACHOS (PART 6)

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Changing  Location While Eating In a bungalow colony or camp, people often eat in their room and then go outside on the porch or walk around outside. The halachos of changing locations...

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17 Aug CAN YOU SUE YOUR RABBI?

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I. Respect If a student believes that his rabbi has committed a financial wrong against him, can the student call him to a religious court? Perhaps the respect due to a...

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17 Aug THE GATEWAYS OF OUR HEAD – PART ONE

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On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we chant slowly the venerable psalm, L’Dovid Mizmor. The saying of this psalm is considered a big segula for parnassa, for one’s livelihood. In...

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