02 Feb WHEN TO SAY BA-MEH MADLIKIN
In the recently published issue of the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society (no. 75), Rav Avraham Yeshaya Cohen writes about the impact of praying alone (during Coronavirus) on the...
In the recently published issue of the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society (no. 75), Rav Avraham Yeshaya Cohen writes about the impact of praying alone (during Coronavirus) on the...
In Parshas Yisro we see the topic of respecting your father and mother so that you merit to live a long life. The Chinuch in Mitzvah 33 says that the...
Q: One of my co-workers brought in a box of chocolate-covered grasshoppers to the office. Many people tried them, but since I keep kosher I begged off, saying that I...
Parashat Yitro tells of Ma’amad Har Sinai, God’s revelation to Am Yisrael at Mount Sinai, during which Moshe Rabbenu ascended to the top of the mountain to receive the Torah....
Two intriguing stories about the eternal impact of Har Sinai– one fable about two engagement rings and one actual story about a Chassidic Rebbe and a cow. First the tale...
INGREDIENTS: 1 lb. ground beef 1 red bell pepper; seeded and chopped 1/2 onion; diced 1- 14oz. can pinto beans 1- 14oz. can kidney beans 1- 14oz. can black beans 1- 10oz can tomato puree 1- 10oz can...
FAST FACTS: Name: Howard Jonas Born: June 2, 1956 (64) Family: Wife Debbie, nine children, and twenty four grandchildren (one on the way) Currently Lives In: Riverdale, Bronx Currently Davens at: Kingsway Center of Israel Education:...
Graveside funerals, or visits, often generate crowds around a grave, forcing people to search for space to stand. Are you allowed to step on someone else’s grave for a service...
The first Rebbe of Sadegur zt’l said, “…Of course this Shabbos is called Shabbos Shirah, a Shabbos of Song. There are so many miracles and wonderful things in this week’s...
THE HUMAN TREE “The human being is a tree of the field,” the Torah states. In fact, the Jewish calendar reserves one day each year, the “New Year for Trees” on...