Summertime is the perfect season to beat the heat by taking a refreshing plunge in the pool. But when Shabbat rolls around, things get a bit more complicated. Can we still take a dip? Let’s explore the poolside...
Dear Rabbi and Shira , I’m not sure what to do. After a very long three months of both of us working on large professional projects, my husband and I went...
Q. If a Jew owns a store, why does it need a hashgachah? Isn’t there a concept of eid echad ne’eman b’issurim, which means that we believe one who testifies by prohibitions that something is permitted? If the storeowner tells us...
A soldier in active times, which sadly we find ourselves at the time of this writing, often has only a few minutes a day in which he can learn Torah. In this extremely limited time, what should he...
Parashat Korah tells the story of the quintessential mahaloket – fight. The story is that of the rebellion led by Korah, who set out to challenge the authority of Moshe Rabbenu. Learning this story can teach us...
The Measure of A Person Is How He Acts When He Is Right When Moshe Rabbeinu wanted to demonstrate that he was correct and that Korach was wrong, he made the following challenge: “If these men die a natural...
INGREDIENTS: 4 to 5 pounds of beef back ribs For the dry rub 2 teaspoons smoked paprika 1 teaspoon each of garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper Your favorite barbecue sauce DIRECTIONS: Preheat your oven to 275° Line...
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...