I would like to share a beautiful insight from Rav Matisyahu Solomon relating to the popular Chanukah liturgical poem, Maoz Tzur. Perhaps the most familiar throughout his life, it is the...
Parashat Miketz tells the miraculous story of Yosef’s rise to power in Egypt. After having been falsely accused of assaulting his master’s wife, and sitting in jail did was an act...
It is a riveting story. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, has two dreams, we learn in this week’s Torah por- tion, Miketz. In the first, Pharaoh sees himself standing over the...
Each of our Jewish Holidays comes with a special message and has a distinct way that it impacts upon the life of every Jew. Rosh Hashanah and Yom it impact upon...
As we all know, we use olive oil to light the Chanukah menorah. Recently, olive oil has become very popular for its health benefits. Olive oil has many other uses...
A husband and wife are getting ready to go to sleep. The wife is ready to close her eyes and her husband stands staring at himself in the full- authentic and...
INGREDIENTS: 1 box potato pancake mix, plus ingredients needed on package 1 large potato, shredded and squeezed dry Cooking spray Applesauce and/or sour cream DIRECTIONS: Take your flat latkes to the next level with...
Can a person who is invited on Chanukah to a wedding eat at the wedding before they light candles in their house? The right thing to do is light candles at...
We read in Parashat Vayesheb the difficult story of Yosef and his brothers. The Torah describes the enmity that the brothers felt toward Yosef, and their decision to sell him...
Several years ago, in my younger days, I was in a get-into-shape mode. I joined a gym, and signed up for a women’s step class. All was good. And then came...