18 Nov KASHRUS QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK WITH RABBI MOSHE ELEFANT

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Can I use my leftover challah to make dairy French toast? So, there’s really two questions about the challah. Let’s talk about how it was baked. If it was baked in a fleishig oven,...

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18 Nov SPECIAL THANKSGIVNG RECIPES:

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TURKEY BREAST INGREDIENTS: Orange-Honey Glaze: • 3/4 cup honey • 1 teaspoon, orange zest • 1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1/4 teaspoon...

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18 Nov TOLDOT- WAGING THE ETERNAL STRUGGLE AGAINST ESAV

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Parashat Toldot tells the story of the blessings that Yishak Abinu decided to give to Esav, but ended up conferring upon Yaakob, who, at his mother’s behest, disguised as Esav and came before Yishak to receive the blessing....

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18 Nov LIFE IS A MASQUERADE

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My beloved mother, Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis a”h, was unfortunately painfully weak and ill. I only wanted to be with my ema as much possible. “Chaya Sorale, could you please get me a cup of water.”...

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18 Nov PARSHAT TOLDOT: THE SANDY PATH TO INSPIRATION WHY WERE THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF JUDAISM ENTHRALLED BY WELLS?

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Enthralled by Wells It seems that our Avos, the Founding Fathers of Judaism, were enthralled with wellsprings. First, the Torah tells us of Avraham’s involvement in well-digging and his rebuke to the king of the Plishtim for allowing his...

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18 Nov FALLING UP: WINNING THROUGH FAILURE

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A dear friend of mine often sees headlines or stories in the secular world and tries to seek deeper meaning behind them. In this case, he posted on his WhatsApp status a picture of a football player and...

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18 Nov NO FARE, NO FRAY: SHABBAT AND FREE TRANSPORT

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As New York prepares for the ‘free for all’ mayor- with subways and buses becoming fare-free, an interesting halachic question arises: may one ride a free bus or train on Shabbat? How convenient it would be— imagine riding across...

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18 Nov DATING AND RELATIONSHIP ADVICE

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Dear Rabbi and Shira , Hi. I’m a weekly reader of your column. I figured this was the right place to ask my question. On my friend’s very first date, she got...

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11 Nov CHAYEI SARAH: AVRAHAM’S PRIORITIES

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Rav Chaim Soloveitchik on Avraham’s Priorities: When Avraham told his servant to swear that he would faithfully fulfill the mission to find a wife for Yitzchak, the Torah describes Eliezer as “the elder statesmen of his home and the one...

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11 Nov A MOST IMPORTANT PRAYER TO SAVE US FROM THE SATAN

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In our Maariv prayers, we make a very important request of Hashem. “V’haseir Satan mil’faneinu u’mei’achareinu – Remove the Satan from in front of us and from behind us.” The simplest explanation of this petition is that we ask...

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