May one buy cut fruit from a store that does not have a Hechsher? No. We get this question frequently. People are often invited to meetings in non-kosher establishments. They know they can’t eat...
The opening section of Parashat Hukat introduces and discusses the Misva of Para Aduma, a special cow which was required for the process of purifying people or utensils who had become Tameh through contact with a human corpse....
INGREDIENTS: 4 pieces chicken thighs 4 pieces chicken drumsticks 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 package of gnocchi 2 tablespoons each: Onion soup mix, Silan Soy sauce, and Olive oil Salt and pepper to taste 2 cups water DIRECTIONS: This came out...
It was the beginning of the fortieth year of Bnei Yisroel’s trek through the vast desert. This week’s parsha, Chukas, tells of the death of Miriam, older sister of Aaron and Moshe. “Bnei Yisroel...
No Complaining After seventy years of communist oppression and seven hours of flying, Boris, a burly immigrant from Moscow steps off the plane in a free land to begin his new life in his new home, Israel. Standing at...
Last week, Piers Morgan, whose show has over 4 million subscribers on Youtube, hosted virulent and unapologetic antisemite Candace Owens. Seething with hate for the Jewish state and the Jewish people, Candace opened by calling Israel a terrorist state and...
The recent Democratic primary elections underscore the critical importance of our Jewish community showing up at the voting booths. The danger is no longer theoretical—we are witnessing the rise of a candidate who is a declared antisemite, openly supports the...
My fiance and I have been engaged for about a 6 months now and have been together for about 2 years total. I work as an accountant and he is...
Although we do not usually bathe or take showers on Shabbos, this topic is discussed in halachah and has modern applications. What is the prohibition of bathing? Is it ever permitted to wash one’s body on Shabbos? Does it make...
Lawsuits are in progress about whether AI developers infringe on the rights of content creators when training models on copyrighted material. If my book, Articles of Faith: Traditional Jewish Faith in the Internet Era, is among the trillions of...