Last week, we pondered the question of why the sages chose to call the megillah Megillas Esther instead of Megillas Mordechai v’Esther or Megillas Purim. An interesting reason for the choice of this name...
Premature Breakfast On Purim morning, are we allowed to eat breakfast? The answer is not so much a matter of food but of priorities. On Purim, we observe a...
The posuk in Shemos, Perek Lamed, posuk yud gimmel says that every Jew who was to be counted needed to give half a shekel. The Alshich says in the name of Rabbi Shlomo Alkabetz that there...
Born: March 27, 1993 (age 24) in Cheyenne, Wyoming Ht/Wt: 6’ 3”, 206 lbs. Drafted: by the Mets in the first round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. Baseball America ranked Nimmo among the top...
Who doesn’t love chocolate chips? This pie is like a big gooey chocolate chip cookie. So easy to make and delicious. You can easily double the recipe – it freezes beautifully. INGREDIENTS: 1 stick margarine - softened 1 cup sugar ó...
I. CREATING HOLINESS Every week, we utilize one of the greatest human powers even though it has no tangible effect. God created the world for six days and then rested on...
Hamantaschen is something you should definitely have fun with. Experiment with different fillings, be creative – see some of our ideas below. INGREDIENTS: Fillings: Apricot, Prune, Raspberry Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Lemon Curd, Smores –...
Ari Hirsch/The Vues had the opportunity to meet up and interview Yoenis Cespedes a month ago in Port St. Lucie to discuss his health and the Mets this coming season. Name: Yoenis...
One of the highlights of Purim and indeed of the entire year is the study of Megillas Esther. The very first question that confronts us about the megillah is, Why...
It seems puzzling that the mention of the building of the inner mizbeach is not discussed when the other vessels of the Mishkan are mentioned in Parshas Terumah. The inner...