Yehudah put on his tefillin one morning as he always did and upon finishing davening he noticed that he had accidentally put on his Rabbeinu Tam tefillin instead of his Rashi tefillin. Yehudah quickly took off the Rabbeinu Tam tefillin and as he was...
Rosh Chodesh Elul marks the end of the Jewish summer and the beginning of the autumn holiday season. Throughout the month, we engage in customs that grow as we approach...
Reuven was doing construction on his house. The city required him to build a temporary wall around the site. Along the wall was a door. There is no Torah obligation...
It’s hard to believe, but it’s nearly that time of the year again. The month of Elul. As we try to squeeze the last drops of juice from our vacations and...
The fundamental principle of public Kabbalah classes is inherently self-contradictory. Esoteric teachings are intended for the intellectual elite, not the masses; otherwise they would not be esoteric. Comprehension of complex...
Rashi explains the posuk that says that the clothing of Klal Yisroel did not rot for the forty years that they were in the midbar. He tells us that the...
As Jews, we are taught that when we need something we should pray to Hashem for His assistance. But, what do we do when we have prayed hard and it...
There are many who travel often and do not want to say the bracha of Tefillas Haderech on a daily basis because there may not be a chiyuv to say...
Ari Hirsch of The Vues had the opportunity to interview Neil Walker in Florida during spring training. Name: Neil Martin Walker Born: September 10, 1985 (age 30) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Drafted by: his hometown...
The digest of Tisha B’Av laws in The Koren Mesorat HaRav Kinot (published by Koren and OU Press with commentary on the Kinos adapted from Tisha B’Av tapes of Rav Joseph...