Recently, together with my Rebbetzin Shoshy, I celebrated the bar mitzvah of one of my new grandchildren, Isaac Schwartz, son of my wonderful new children Moshe and Devorah Schwartz. (I call them my ‘new children’ because they are...
Rebbe Dovid Lelover zt’l said: Had Korach known that he can serve Hashem from behind the oven [where the simple Yidden used to sit] and his avodah will be as precious as the avodah of the kohen gadol, he wouldn’t...
May one eat a salad at non-kosher restaurants while on the road? Rav Belsky, zt”l ruled that one may absolutely not eat a salad at a non- kosher or vegan restaurant. Here are several of the reasons: Maris Ayin...
Parashat Korah tells the story of the uprising led by Korah against Moshe Rabbenu. Korah assembled a group of 250 followers and challenged Moshe, charging that he had no right to appoint his brother, Aharon, as Kohen...
I was running errands, when a woman I did not recognize approached me. “Are you Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis’ daughter?” When I proudly answered, “Yes”, she continued. “You don’t know me, but your mother helped...
Thirty years after the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s passing on 3 Tammuz, 1994, I can still hear his wise, holy words — how he ignited the Divine spark in every Jew, viewing each of us as an ambassador of infinite...
Throughout the ages, there have been different practices regarding keeping tzitzis tucked into pants or out. In addition, Chassidim wear their tzitzis garment over their shirt, while Ashkenazim wear it under the shirt. Sefardim do not keep their tzitzis out, while many...
I. When to Recite Gomel One of the thankful and praiseful blessings we recite is Gomel, in which we thank Hashem in public for preserving us in a dangerous situation. A soldier engaged in combat certainly qualifies as emerging...
Parashat Shelah tells the tragic story of the meragelim – the spies who were sent to see the Land of Israel before the Jewish People journeyed there. The spies conspired to bring back a frightening report about...
The pasuk says regarding Tzitzis, “And you shall remember all the commandments of Hashem.” The Talmud says, “Rabbi Meir used to say: How is Techeles different from all other colors? The Techeles looks like the sea, and the sea...