11 Feb Dirshu World Siyum
By no stretch of the imagination is Newark, New Jersey, the epicenter of the Torah world. Yet for one evening, the city of Newark hosted the most significant celebration of...
By no stretch of the imagination is Newark, New Jersey, the epicenter of the Torah world. Yet for one evening, the city of Newark hosted the most significant celebration of...
During Mattan Torah Bnei Yisroel died after hearing Hashem speak. They then came back to life. Were the men required to re-marry their wives when they came back from death?...
Why No Steps Ascending to the Altar CLIMBING THE HOTEL Bill, Jim and Scott were at a convention together sharing a large suite at the top of a 75-story hotel. After...
After the momentous events of the Exodus and the splitting of the Red Sea, climaxing with the drowning of the nine million Egyptians who pursued the Bnei Yisroel, Yisro, Moshe...
Our tradition has it that maamad Har Sinai was really the culmination of Yetzias Mitzrayim. The Mishna (Avos 6:2) comments on the phrase “charus al hlauchos” (Shemos 32:16) that we...
Death is a highly uncomfortable and awkward subject. As a result, most people do all they can to avoid the subject altogether. While we would prefer to see ourselves as...
After Beneh Yisrael encamped at Mount Sinai, G-d spoke to Moshe and had him convey to the people the terms of the covenant which they entered into at the time...
Har Sinai is everything!! For the first time in history G-d descended into the human realm and revealed Himself to an entire population of three million strong. This epic revelation...
What if someone renders your food non-kosher? You are cooking a meat meal and someone pours milk into it, rendering it completely forbidden. You must throw the food out and...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, Hi! I love your column. I was wondering if you could give me some advice. I’m 27, and single. I have met with many shadchanim but to...