28 Feb The All-Important Ear
Let me ask you, my dear readers. What would you consider is the core limb of the body? I was greatly surprised when I saw in the Sifra d’Tzniyusa of...
Let me ask you, my dear readers. What would you consider is the core limb of the body? I was greatly surprised when I saw in the Sifra d’Tzniyusa of...
Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik (Kol Dodi Dofek, ch. 10) famously quoted his father, Rav Moshe Soloveichik, as explaining the following discrepancy in the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah. In Hilchos Melachim (5:4) the Rambam writes...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Terumah, the Torah tells us that the badim had to be in the aron to be used to carry the aron. The way the aron was...
On September 21, 2016, Sánchez hit his 18th and 19th home runs in his 45th game, making him the fastest player to reach that mark in the modern era. Overall...
How did you get the nickname “Clyde”? – I picked up the nickname "Clyde" because I wore a similar hat to Clyde Barrow in the 1967 movie Bonnie and Clyde....
2 eggs 1 cup of sugar 3/4 cup of oil 1/4 cup of orange juice *use just slightly more oil and OJ 2 teaspoons of vanilla 2 teaspoons of baking soda Mix well 3 1/2 to 3 3/4...
New media and technology still fall under the classical rules of ethics. Their usage can and must be examined with an open mind but with a keen eye for propriety....
Of all the twenty-four books of the Scripture, Megilas Esther is the most enigmatic. One must be a Biblical cryptographer in order to discover the many secrets lurking under the...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Mishpatim, the topic regarding laws of paying for damages caused to others is discussed at length. Is there a specific issur to cause damage to...
As I was coming out of shul yesterday, who do I meet but the Yeitzer Hara himself. As my readers know, I’m always anxious to learn some new tricks, on ...