09 Jun Remembering Rav Dovid Trenkel ZT”L On His First Yahrziet

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Harav Dovid Trenk, a l e g e n d a r y Mechanech who inspired generations of talmidim, was niftar this week one year ago. Rav Trenk zt”l was...

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09 Jun Why is Day Camp a “Yes” and Sleepaway Camp Still Being Questioned?

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On June 2, Governor Cuomo announced that New York will allow summer day camps to open as of June 29th. A long list of safety precautions, such as smaller group...

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09 Jun The Death of Certainty, the Birth of Accepting Our Limitations

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I have not slept well during the last three months. Don’t get me wrong, I fall right asleep, but I don’t wake up well-rested. There is a pit in my...

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09 Jun Simcha on Shabbos

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The posuk in Bamidbar 10:10 says, “On the day of happiness, they should blow the trumpets in the Mishkan.” The Sifri explains this posuk to be referring to Shabbos. The...

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09 Jun How to Deal With Economic Challenge: The “Days” and “Nights” of Life

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An architect, a surgeon, and economist are arguing who of them holds the most prominent position. The surgeon said, ‘Look, we’re the most important. The very first thing G-d did was...

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09 Jun Coronavirus (Part 13)

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Baruch Hashem, I re-opened my shul, the Agudas Yisroel of Staten Island, last Shabbos for the first time in 13 weeks. I said a shehechianu (without using Hashem’s Name) with...

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09 Jun Libi Bamizrach Va’ani B’sof Maarav

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The obligation to offer a korban Pesach begins at twelve noon on erev Pesach, and the korban must be offered in the Beis Hamikdash before shkia. One is considered to...

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09 Jun A Religious Response to Social Equality

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Over the past three months, the corona medical crisis has induced a worldwide upheaval. The social protests in the USA surrounding the death of George Floyd has launched a social...

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09 Jun Yeshiva Tuition and Corona Virus

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To our great sadness, the societal shutdown due to Coronavirus also closed yeshivos. The government rightly insisted that all schools cease in-class teaching. Schools transitioned to remote learning for abbreviated...

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09 Jun Dating and Relationship Advice

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Dear Rabbi and Shira, Ok, so I have never been someone to write on internet forums, the thought of communicating anonymously never really appealed to me. But I am desperate, unfortunately...

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