28 May The Birth of Hope (Bechukotai)
This week we read the Tochecha, the terrifying curses warning of what would happen to Israel if it betrayed its Divine mission. We read a prophecy of history gone wrong....
This week we read the Tochecha, the terrifying curses warning of what would happen to Israel if it betrayed its Divine mission. We read a prophecy of history gone wrong....
One of the major goals of life is to achieve many victories against the Yeitzer Hara, the Evil Inclination. The thinking Jew knows that one of his or her greatest...
The Torah tells us in Vayikra, Perek Chof Zayin, posuk lamed daled that these are the mitzvos that Moshe commanded Bnei Yisroel on Har Sinai. The Gemara in Shabbos, daf...
THE BLIND GOLFER Charlie Boswell was a great athlete who became blind during World War II while rescuing his friend from a tank that was under fire. When he returned...
This recipe is a bit of a patchke – but definitely worth it. It’s the most requested cheesecake that I make and I bet it will be yours also. It’s very rich and decadent...
Veteran first baseman Bill Buckner, whose career spanned four decades and who collected over 2,700 hits in the major leagues, died this past Monday at the age of 69. Buckner played for five different MLB teams, including eight seasons...
The Torah in Parashat Behar presents the laws of Shemita – the seventh, “sabbatical” year when farmers were forbidden from working their lands, and were required to allow all people...
The Torah mentions several times that Bnei Yisroel are the am hanivchar. What exactly does that mean? Does it mean that just like parents sometimes favor one child over the...
When is the last time you sat and did nothing? I don’t mean the type of nothing as in you just played on your phone, read a book or sat...
and Vivienne Wohl were one of the most remarkable couples I ever met. They were a study in contrasts. Maurice was quiet, introspective, reflective and reserved. Vivienne was outgoing and...