21 Jul Torah Erev Tisha B’Av
I. Don’t Disagree The mourning practices of Tisha B’Av include a prohibition on learning Torah, an activity that naturally leads to joy. Some authorities forbid learning Torah on the afternoon before...
I. Don’t Disagree The mourning practices of Tisha B’Av include a prohibition on learning Torah, an activity that naturally leads to joy. Some authorities forbid learning Torah on the afternoon before...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, I love your column. Thanks for writing it! Up until now, I’ve been trying to meet someone the “old fashioned way.” I’d meet people at events,...
INGREDIENTS: 1 (10 ounce) package spinach, rinsed and chopped 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 eggs 1 cup milk 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 onion, chopped 1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese DIRECTIONS: Yum...
INGREDIENTS: 3 large zucchini 1 16 ounce container low-fat ricotta cheese 1 jar of marinara sauce 1 cup of shredded cheese 1 egg 3 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese Salt, pepper and dried parsley to taste DIRECTIONS: Zucchini Ravioli is a...
WHAT COCA COLA FREESTYLE MACHINE FLAVORS ARE KOSHER? Coca Cola Freestyle Machines enable the consumer to mix a variety of soft drink flavors to his/her own personal choice. All flavors...
At the very end of Chumash Bamidbar the Torah relates that the leaders of shevet Menashe came to Moshe Rabbeinu with the following problem: because Tzlafchad had no sons his...
On April 11, 1944, a young Anne Frank wrote in her diary: Who has made us Jews different from all other people? Who has allowed us to suffer so terribly until...
The Torah in Parashat Maseh briefly mentions the death of Aharon Ha’kohen, noting that he passed away on Rosh Hodesh Ab – a day which always falls around the time...
In Bamidbar 31:23 the posuk teaches us that every vessel that was used with fire shall be koshered with fire and every vessel used with hot water requires to be...
Pastures of love The Old Man Arnold had reached the age of 105 and suddenly stopped going to synagogue. Worried by Arnold’s absence after so many years of faithful attendance,...