09 Apr HALACHICALLY SPEAKING: THE POTATO IN HALACHA

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In Yiddish a potato is called a kartufel. The reason why it is called a kartufel is because the potato which was meant to be a tufel food has been made into an ikur. The potato is...

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02 Apr REMEMBERING FORMER SENATOR JOE LIEBERMAN A”H LOOKING BACK: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE FORMER SENATOR IN 2018

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Joe Lieberman, the Shomer Shabbos former four-term US Senator from Connecticut and Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2000, was niftar this past Wednesday in New York City at the...

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02 Apr GETTING READY FOR PESACH

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Pesach preparations are complex and multi- faceted. Way before Pesach, many people personally go to the matzah bakery and physically assist in the baking of the matzos, fulfilling the Talmudic dictum, “Mitzvah bo yotzeir m’b’shlucho – It is a...

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02 Apr SHEMINI: DESTINED

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Even when a person harms himself due to a wrong decision, he should believe that what happened was bashert. Hashem placed in his mind to make that choice, so it is for the best. A couple was delighted with the...

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02 Apr PESACH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: WITH RABBI MOSHE ELEFANT FROM THE OU

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Selling chametz in different time zones: What happens if the chametz is in America, but its initial owner will be in Israel for Pesach? When the Rabbi is selling the chametz in the US time...

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02 Apr PESACH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: WITH RABBI MOSHE ELEFANT FROM THE OU

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Must I use wine for the four cups, or may I use grape juice instead? There are two schools of thought among the Poskim. R’ Moshe Feinstein (Hagaddah Kol Dodi 3:4) maintains that since Chazal...

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02 Apr PARASHAT SHEMINI: RESPECT AND REVERENCE IN THE SYNAGOGUE

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The Haftara for Parashat Shemini, taken from the Book of Shemuel II (chapter 6), tells of the tragic events that took place during what was to have been the joyous occasion of the transportation of the Aron (ark)...

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02 Apr SOLID LIKE A ROCK

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“Vayehi bayom hashmini, and it was on the eighth day.” (Vayikra 9:1) The number seven connotes tevah, what is natural, as in the days of the week, while eight is le’ma’ala min ha’tevah —...

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02 Apr SHMINI: WHY DID 1 MILLION SHOW UP TO THE FUNERAL OF A MAN WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL POSITION? DON’T CELEBRATE IGNORANCE: THE VALUE OF LIFE-LONG INQUIRY AND STUDY

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A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance. -- Saul Bellow Light travels faster than sound. That’s why most people seem bright until you hear them speak. -- Author Unknown Only two things are infinite, the universe and...

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02 Apr CHOCOLATE CRINKLE COOKIES

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INGREDIENTS: 3⁄4 cup oil 3⁄4 cup cocoa 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups potato starch 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 cups powdered sugar, for rolling cookies DIRECTIONS: These cookies are easy quick and I’ve made them year round for...

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