Parshat Behar effectively concludes the legal section of Vayikra- the sefer with the highest degree of halachik density. The entire book of Vayikra contains only two stories which interject in...
I. HAPPINESS ISN’T UNIVERSAL Many people feel that their lives are enriched by Judaism. Their rituals and holidays bring joy and meaning while deepening their marriage and family ties. The...
Name: Jeff McNeil Born: April 8, 1992 in Santa Barbara, California Nickname: Squirrel Drafted: by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft. 2019 Salary: $567,714 How do you like playing...
We love dessert, but I don’t always have the time to make something fancy or complicated. Using a Duncan Hines cakes mix and doctoring it up is the perfect solution. We still get a delicious home...
How is it possible for a mortal human being to cling to Hashem? The Rambam answers that by cleaving to talmidei chochomim, you are fulfilling this posuk. Why is that?...
In Parashat Emor the Torah presents one of the most important of the 613 Biblical commands – the prohibition against “Hillul Hashem,” defaming the Name of God: “You shall not...
Whether he was your server or not, at some point during your meal at Butcher Block in Boca Raton, Mark was likely to stop by your table to say hi,...
The TV A pothead walks into an appliance store and asks the owner, “How much for that TV set in the window?” The owner looks at the TV set, then looks at...
Dear JITC- What did Rabbi Akiva’s students do wrong? Whatever they did, isn’t killing 24,000 of them a bit much? Thanks, Daria Dear Daria- Thanks for your question. Allow me to flesh it out a...
After so many centuries of persecution we understand very well the question of the Jewish people (in the haftorah of parshas Eikev), “Has Hashem forsaken us? Has He forgotten about...