INGREDIENTS: 2 medium Granny Smith apples 4 Puff Pastry squares, each cut into two triangles 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup margarine, softened 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 cup Mountain Dew soda Vanilla ice cream or Soy Ice...
In Bereishis 50:17 the shevatim sent Yosef a message that their father had allegedly told them that Yosef should forgive his brothers. The gemara in Kesubos 17a tells us that...
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...
Three men, a Frenchman, an Italian, and a Jew, were condemned to be executed. Their captors told them that they had the right to have a final meal before the...
Towards the end of the parsha, Yosef’s brothers plead with him to not take revenge or otherwise punish them for what they had done to him. Yosef responds that although...
Celebrating the finishing of Shas by thousands of people is one of life’s greatest accomplishments! And, as we sat surrounded by 90,000 of our jubilant brothers and sisters, or glued...
The Torah tells in Parashat Vayechi of the blessings Yaakov bestowed upon his children before his passing. Surprisingly, even before he assembles his sons to bless them, he confers a...
Each of the fifty-two sections or parshiyot of the Torah are separated from the previous section by an empty space of at least nine letters. There is only one exception...
Death rites are widely observed in any religion, as people look to tradition for guidance in that confusing time following a loss. Judaism demands a simple burial in the ground....
Dear Rabbi and Shira, Hi! First of all, I would like to thank you for your column. My family and I enjoy reading it each Shabbos. We are hoping you can...