27 Jul Tisha B’Av and Beyond
As we take leave of Tisha b’Av, we joyfully once again enjoy barbeque while happily listening to music. We once again can look forward to getting into the refreshing swimming...
As we take leave of Tisha b’Av, we joyfully once again enjoy barbeque while happily listening to music. We once again can look forward to getting into the refreshing swimming...
The aseres ha’dibros were engraved by Hakodosh Boruch Hu on two tablets of stone. These two tablets are referred to as the shnei luchos ha’bris - the two stones of...
There is a good chance at various points in the hours before you read this, you have engaged in lots of judgment. You may have judged how someone looks or...
Parshat Vaet’hanan recounts the event of Matan Torah, when G-d revealed Himself to our ancestors and gave Moshe the Torah to bring to us. The Talmud famously tells of Moshe’s experiences...
There was a bachur who was having difficulty controlling his anger, so he asked the mashgiach of his yeshiva for counsel. The mashgiach told him the following mashal: A band...
Most mitzvoth mandate our behavior - which actions are obligated and which are banned. The second more challenging set of mitzvoth regulate our thought and our belief system: which ideas...
I. The Happiness of Tisha B’Av Tisha B’Av contains contradictory themes that, when considered, completely changes our perspective about this day. The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 659:4) says that we do...
Dear Rabbi and shira, I made it to the finish line. When I reached the age of 19 I hit the ground running, looking for a partner to share my life...
New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom was named the National League Cy Young Award winner last year, receiving 29 of 30 first-place votes. He became the seventh NL pitcher to...
INGREDIENTS: 8 medium to large carrots peeled and cut into large chunks. 4 -6 sweet potatoes peeled and cut into three to four pieces each. 1 bunch celery diced 4 teaspoons olive oil 1 cup...