We read in Parashat Shemot of the successful attempt made by Yochebed, the mother of Moshe Rabbenu, to rescue her beloved infant. After Pharaoh decreed that all newborn boys among Beneh Yisrael should be killed, Yochebed delivered a...
Mexico City 2025. The Museo de Cera, the city’s wax museum. Like so many wax museums, it houses life-like wax statues of personalities from the sports, entertainment and political arenas. Standing in a room with...
Moshe Faced Two Enemies: One He Could Handle; the Other Eluded Him The War Is Over? A man in Germany felt that he needed to confess, so he went to his priest. “Forgive me Father, for I have...
Earlier this week, I was standing right next to a large trash can in a public area when something startling happened. A seemingly put-together man walked up, removed the lid, and began to rummage. He found a half-eaten...
As wildfires rage across Los Ange- les, leaving de- struction in their wake, the raw power and unpre- dictability of fire come to the forefront of our minds. Fire, while a source of life and warmth has the...
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When Yaakov gave his Bracha to Ephraim and Manashe he said, “May the Angel who redeems me from all evil bless the lads, and may my name be declared upon them, and the names of my forefathers, Avraham and...
The Gemora teaches us, “Im ein daas, havdala minayin – Without knowledge, how does one differentiate?” This is the reason why in the Shemone Esrei on Motzoi Shabbos we say the havdala insertion of Atah chonantonu within the blessing of...
Moments before Yaakov Avinu’s petirah, he gathered his children and said (Bereishis 49:1) “Assemble yourself...
If one made a bracha on food and then remembered that it is a fast day, what should he do? This situation presents a dilemma. On the one hand, it is prohibited to eat even a small...