What could be the meaning of a virus forcing millions into a “timeout” of quarantine and seclusion? Coronavirus is now officially a global pandemic. Suddenly we find ourselves smitten by a plague of biblical severity. Pesach asks us to remember the 10...
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 318:1 discusses if a person cooks on Shabbos or does any other melachah intentionally, it is forbidden to the person who did the aveira forever and...
As you read this article, wherever you might be, it is very likely that you are either under lockdown, voluntary quarantine, or are just hunkering down in the safety of your home. We are truly journeying through uncharted territory and in...
CAN AN ASHKENAZ PERSON EAT IN A SEPHARDIC HOUSE (OR VICE VERSA) ON PESACH? That’s a fantastic question! This question comes with two different concepts that you have to try to...
IN THE BEGINNING As a result of a near mutiny, the overbearing and arrogant captain was forced to see a psychiatrist by order of the Commodore. As soon as the captain settled...
In 1948, when the medinah was first established, the Chazon Ish had already moved to Eretz Yisroel. He is quoted as having said that the establishment of the medinah constitutes...
In his book “Other People’s Money and How Bankers Use It,” Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously wrote, “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases....
We read in Parashat Vayakhel of Beneh Yisrael’s generous and enthusiastic response to Moshe’s call for donations of materials for the construction of the Mishkan. The people came in droves,...
The current corona virus crisis has toppled the world order, sent stock markets plummeting and reshaped human consciousness. For many, it is, and will remain the most shocking event of...
Throughout history, epidemics have caused death and disruption in varying scales, some massive but most local. Why do they happen and how should we respond? As would be expected of...