13 Oct LASHON HARA ALERT!
In Parsha Noach in Bereishis Rabbah, the Medrash tells us a cat and mouse story. The mouse, feeling contentious with the cat, told Adam that the cat has a propensity to steal (which is the truth). Adam told...
In Parsha Noach in Bereishis Rabbah, the Medrash tells us a cat and mouse story. The mouse, feeling contentious with the cat, told Adam that the cat has a propensity to steal (which is the truth). Adam told...
Chazal (Sanhedrin 108a) tell us that the fish in the sea didn’t die in the mabul. The animals on dry land died, as it states (7:22) “All that were on the dry land, died,” but, as Chazal say,...
Every creature that lives shall be yours to eat; as with the green grasses, I give you all these. You must not, however, eat flesh with its life-blood in it. ~ Bereishis 9:3 Every Jew is obligated to...
What’s the first thing you would do after surviving an apocalyptic event? After a year aboard the teivah, Noach finally stepped onto dry land. He could have focused on finding food, building shelter, or simply taking in the reality...
INGREDIENTS: 2 cups (10 ounces) all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup confectioners sugar 1/4 cup canola oil 1 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla About 1...
INGREDIENTS: 24 ounces salmon fillet 1 each of a red, green yellow, and orange bell pepper 1/2 large red onion 4 Tbsp olive oil Salt and pepper Lemon DIRECTIONS: 24 ounces salmon fillet 1 each of a red, green yellow, and orange bell pepper 1/2 large...
What are the steps necessary to allow a meat oven to be used for dairy, or a dairy oven to be used for meat? There are two issues we need to address. First,...
The Torah tells that after G-d commanded Noach to construct the ark, “Nocah did in accordance with everything G-d had commanded him – so he did” (6:22). The final clause – “Ken Asa” (“so he did”) – seems...
Parshas Noach. A tale of two generations. The parsha opens with the story of Dor HaMabul, the Generation of the Flood, the story of Noach and his ark. Towards the end of the parsha...
Insanity One of the loveliest stories told by the Chassidic master Rabbi Nachman of Breslov goes like this: A king was informed by his chief minister that there had been a blight on the crops that year. They were...