For many singles who deeply wish to marry but have not yet found the right partner, the pain is not only personal. It carries a broader dimension as well. There is also the quiet absence of the families, children...
MEDITERRANEAN EGGPLANT CHIPS INGREDIENTS: 6 baby eggplants or 2 regular eggplants 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon oregano 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper Generous amount of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper DIRECTIONS: 1. Place...
The Vilna Gaon, in his commentary to the Book of Mishleh (16:1- 4), discusses how each and every person is created as a unique and distinct being, different from all other people. We all have not only...
At the end of Parshas Tazria, when the Torah states the laws of the Tzaraas affliction affecting clothing, the pasuk says, “the Kohen shall look, after the affliction has been washed, and behold (if) the affliction has not...
Imagine, if one was to gather the ultimate anthology, he would go to Rav Sholom Mordechai HaKohen Shvadron, zt”l, zy”a, and ask him to sift through all his teachings and choose the most powerful one. Then, he would...
During the days of Sefirah, as we mourn the petirah of the students of Reb Akiva who were niftar because they didn’t sufficiently honor one another, we must increase achdus among Klal Yisrael and work on improving in this area. The Midrash Tanchuma...
Hafrashas challah is a huge mitzvah and a wonderful opportunity to do a mitzvah. The most important issue you have to know about hafrashas challah is that you can only take challah with a bracha when you have five pounds...
Parashat Tazria discusses the laws regarding Sara’at – a type of skin infection that brings Tum’a (impurity) upon a person. The Rabbis explain that in ancient times, Sara’at would befall a person as a punishment for the particular...
As Klal Yisrael prepares to sit at the Seder table this coming week, retelling the story of our nation’s birth and recommitting ourselves to emunah and mesorah, the timing of...
Therefore, say to the Bnei Yisrael: I am Hashem. And I will take you out from under the burdens of Mitzrayim, and I will save you from their work, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm...