The Chinuch (Mitzvah 488) explains the mitzvah of being happy on yom tov. He writes, “The Torah states (Devarim 16:14) V e ’ s a m a c h t a Be’chagecha,’ You shall rejoice in your festivals.’ Chazal (Chagigah 8.) say,...
Can one bake an open pan of chicken/ meat in a hot oven immediately after fish was baked in an open pan? What about the opposite, fish after meat, if both are open? A: The gemara teaches us that...
INGREDIENTS: Fruit filling 1 pound fresh rhubarb,chopped 1 pound strawberries, chopped 1/2 cup white sugar 1.5 tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Topping 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons white sugar 6 tablespoons margarine cut into...
This week’s parsha carries the name of Pinchas, son of Elazar, grandson of the Kohein Gadol, Aaron. The backstory to this week’s parsha really begins in parshas Balak, When Bilaam attempts to curse Bnei Yisroel....
In Search for a Successor Miriam has died. So has Aaron. G-d tells Moshe that his turn is about to come. “Go up this mountain in the Abarim range and see the land I have given Bnei Yisrael....
For many in Israel, on the surface, life is going on as normal. Children are in camp, coffee shops and malls are full, families are taking vacations, some within Israel and others abroad. And yet, beneath the...
The narrative involving Bilaam, Zimri ben Saluh, and the subsequent command to Moshe to take vengeance on Midian in Parashat Pinchas raises several complex questions about the biblical perspective on the actions of various nations towards Israel. When examining the...
Dear Rabbi and Shira , Hi, last week I had Zoom date with a woman, and it went well. We laughed a lot, and seemed to hit it off. I just...
The time of the three weeks is a time when activities. Why do we refrain from activities? What are included in these activities? Below we halachos of the three weeks. Introduction We live in a world today where it is...
The last two weeks we’ve been extrapolating many disciplines for life from the profound game of chess. Before we continue, I thought I’d share with you an interesting chess vignette of my own. There was a shomer Torah...