12 May Happiness Really Makes a Difference
Every festival has its unique brand of greeting. Before Pesach, we wish one another, “Chag kosher v’same-ach.” On Chanukah, we say a, “Freilichen Chanukah.” For Shabbos, Ashkenazim say, “Gutten Shabbos”...
Every festival has its unique brand of greeting. Before Pesach, we wish one another, “Chag kosher v’same-ach.” On Chanukah, we say a, “Freilichen Chanukah.” For Shabbos, Ashkenazim say, “Gutten Shabbos”...
Please explain the word “GLATT”-is it still shayach today? Very, very much! Not only is it relevant today, but it probably has more applications today than it originally did. Glatt is...
In Vayikra 25:46 the Torah tells us that an Eved Knani stays an eved forever. The question arises; may a Jew eat from what was cooked by an Eved Knani?...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, I love reading your article each week in The Jewish Vues. I hope you and your family are well. I have a problem. Right before Purim,...
As ”stay at home” restrictions begin to loosen in certain places, and within weeks will probably begin to loosen in the New York area also, we need to reimagine what...
THE MORTGAGE “My buyer told me that he lived in the same house for 10 years. When I checked, I found out he’d still be there today if the Governor hadn’t...
RECITING BERACHOS FOR A SIMCHA (e.g. sheva berachos, bris) over Zoom If a grandfather is participating in the bris milah of his grandson via Zoom, it is permissible for him to...
There is an old joke that a man’s version of “shalom bayis” is to turn and wave as he leaves home and say “Shalom, goodbye bayis.” But these days, the...
The Torah in Parashat Behar presents the laws that apply on the Yobel, or the “jubilee” year which was observed every fifty years during the times of the Bet Ha’mikdash....
INGREDIENTS: 1 (9 ounce) package brownie mix 1 egg 1 tablespoon cold water 1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup white...