The NYS Education Department released guidelines 3 weeks ago about the substantial equivalency of instructions that nonpublic schools are required to provide. The guidelines acknowledge that religious schools are different than...
In Bereishis, Perek Mem Vov, posuk chof vov, the posuk tells us that Yaakov sent Yehuda ahead to build a yeshiva in the land of Goshen. Why did Yaakov choose...
Anger is a destructive force. It does not just cloud judgment, which would imply reliance on instinct. Anger overwhelms judgment, taking you in directions to which your rational mind and...
As hard as it is to believe, Chanukah is already over and the long cold winter of a leap year is upon us with Purim at the other end. Thinking...
Israel & the Parsha- Vayigash SOUTHERN DREAMS Upon his southern descent to Egypt Ya’akov sojourns in the city of Be’er Sheva and experiences a dramatic nighttime visit from G-d, replete with Divine...
INGREDIENTS: 2 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 cup diced carrots (about 2 large) 6 green onions , sliced (1 1/2 cups) 4 garlic cloves , minced 2 Tbsp minced peeled ginger 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts Salt...
Full Name – Walt Frazier Born –Atlanta, Georgia on March 29, 1945 Nickname – I picked up the nickname “Clyde” because I wore a similar hat to Clyde Barrow in the 1967...
Around Chanukah time, we expect to see articles explaining why electric menorahs are invalid for the mitzvah of lighting Chanukah candles. However, a variation of that type of menorah raises...
CHANUKAH AND THE FABRIC OF TIME One of the brachos we make on the menorah is, “She’osa nisim lavoseinu bayamim haheim bazman hazeh.” We bless Hashem for making miracles in those...
WHAT IS FIRST ON CHANUKAH? The Gemara in Yuma, daf lamed gimmel, amud bais discusses the topic of “Ein Mavirin al Hamitzvos.” Rashi explains that one who encounters a mitzvah...