Dr. John Gottman has spent his career studying healthy mar- riages and has scientif- ically identified the behaviors that con- tribute to dysfunction- al ones. He can spend a short time with a couple and predict with over...
The beracha of shehechiyanu applies to many different areas such as Yom Tov, purchasing new items, performing mitzvahs and eating new fruits. This issue will focus on the beracha of shehechiyanu as it applies to new fruits and other daily applications. The...
I’d like to speak about the supreme importance of showing gratitude, Hakaros Hatov, in the course of our daily life. This is not a new concept to my educated reader- ship. For instance, we are taught often that...
Parashat Beshalah tells the dramatic story the – קריעת ים סוף of splitting of the sea. Af- ter Pharaoh finally sent Beneh Yisrael out of the Egypt, he changed his mind, and chased after them with his...
WHY DOES JEWISH LAW OPPOSE A MALE LISTENING TO A FEMALE SINGER? 9 Soldiers Walk Out The following story became a major news item in Israel, back in September 2011, reflecting the poor communication between religious and secular Jews, allowing...
Another approach to attain purity during Shovavim is to embrace the yoke of Heaven because that is the greatest siguf (affliction). People want to do, think, look, and say whatever they want and whenever they want. Accepting the yoke of Heaven means to...
The Torah in Parashat Beshalah tells the famous story of “Keri’at Yam Suf” – the splitting of the sea. Beneh Yisrael were trapped against the sea by the Egyptian army which pursued them, and Hashem miraculously split...
INGREDIENTS: 1/2 jar of lotus butter Chocolate chip cookie Dough 1 cup Chocolate Chips 1/4 cup Rich’s Whi DIRECTIONS: Directions: LOADED LOTUS TART 1/2 jar of lotus butter Chocolate chip cookie Dough 1 cup Chocolate Chips 1/4 cup Rich’s Whip This 4 ingredient dessert...
Every rule has an exception. Zrizus is essential. We have to grab as many mitzvos as we can. But we must be calm and collected, too. We can’t rush and lose our peace of mind. This brings us to our...
This week marks the much-anticipated and highly celebrated time on the Jewish calendar. Yeshiva Week has become such a fixture and institution that it now has a Wikipedia entry defining it as “the informal term for a vacation period...