Soldiers in war zones face a myriad of challenges that evoke deep existential fear. The constant exposure to life- threatening situations, where survival is uncertain, is a primary source of this fear. Combat stress compounds this, inundating soldiers with...
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INGREDIENTS: Two sheets of puff pastry One side of skinless salmon Lemon pepper seasoning One container tofutti cream cheese Half a cup freshly chopped dill Quarter cup capers DIRECTIONS: This is such an easy, elegant recipe. I served it as an appetizer...
Purim is a very exciting time, and some people spend a lot of time planning their costumes. What is the source of this custom? What are some of the reasons for this practice? Is it permitted to daven...
I. Five Days of Megillah Earlier this month, I was notified that the IDF Rabbinate faces a shortage of Megillah scrolls. There are a number of ways to handle this, including paying scribes to quickly write more megillos. I...
Once, during a class I gave to a group of young men, I asked them to tell about something annoying that happened to them recently. One of them related that the previous week, he missed the class...
Leave The Worrying To — Avinu BaShamayim [Our Father In Heaven] The pasuk [verse] at the end of the parsha says, “Three times in the year all males should appear before the Master, Hashem, G-d of Israel” [Shemos...
Most of us, upon blunt and honest reflection, will sheepishly and ashamedly admit to ourselves that our tefilos are very sub-par. We realize to our dismay that even though we’ve been praying for decades, we don’t even know...
Pirkei Avos (6) states that one of the 48 traits needed to acquire Torah is Simchah, joy. The Maharal (Derech Chaim Avos 6) explains, “Simchah is a great level. When one is happy, he has perfection (sheleimus). And when he has...
I WAS REMINDED of Israel’s military tour de force in Entebbe when I read of the recent rescue of hostages Fernando Marman, 60, and Luis Har, 70, from a Rafah apartment....