The Torah in Parashat Toldot tells what we should probably see as the first instance of antisemitism. Yitzhak Avinu was forced by a drought to settle among the Pelishtim, and they disliked him and fought with him....
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Reb Nota Zenwirth zt’l once came to the beis medresh with a broom and announced that he was waving a lulav. They looked at him queerly. Why was he calling a broom a lulav? He explained, “I took a lulav...
The Siduro shel Shabbos (vol.1 1:4) tells about the many miracles that Eliezer saw Rivkah perform. One miracle was that when she came to draw water from the well, the water came up to her,...
Q: Is Turkey Kosher? - I have heard that there are some Jews who do not consider turkey kosher. Can you tell me the reason for this? As far as I know, turkey with kosher certification is...
Parashat Hayeh-Sara tells the famous story of Eliezer, Abraham Abinu’s servant, whom Abraham sent to Aram Naharayim to find a girl for Yitzhak. Eliezer’s mission was successful, as he brought Ribka, a righteous granddaughter of Abraham’s brother, to...
Boxer Mike Tyson, “Iron” Mike, attempted a comeback. At 58, he went back into the ring to fight a decades-younger Jack Paul. In a pre-fight conversation, Tyson was asked by a teenage interviewer, “What...
Churchill Sleeping They tell this story about Winston Churchill. As Savior of the free world he felt himself entitled to grab a little shuteye (“schlof”, or nap) in the House of Commons. When a fellow Parliament member approached him...
CRANBERRY CAKE INGREDIENTS: 3 large eggs 2 cups granulated sugar 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) margarine softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon almond extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 1/2 cups fresh or...
Several years ago, our community was privi- leged to host Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, zt”l. Before he addressed the over 1,000 people in at- tendance at BRS, I spon- taneously asked him if I could record a short...