And your name will no longer be called Avram, and your name will be Avraham for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. Bereishis 17:5 The Significance of Names Several teachings in Chazal express the...
Breakups are never easy This week’s parsha tells the story of Avraham and his nephew, Lot. For many years, the two had lived together in harmony, until a bitter fight broke out between their respective shepherds. As...
We read in Parashat Lech-Lecha of Hagar, an Egyptian woman who become the maidservant of Sara Imenu. The Midrash teaches that Hagar was actually a princess, Pharaoh’s daughter, and Pharaoh gave her as a maidservant to Sara upon seeing...
Now that all the living hostages are home, we are learning more and more about their amazing inner strength, and their powerful spirit. My zeide, HaRav Avraham Jungreis zt”l, used to say that the term...
Last week, on Shemini Atzeres, Rabbi Moshe Hauer was niftar suddenly at his home in Baltimore from a heart attack. He was 60 years old. Rabbi Moshe Elefant is the Chief...
Going into Shemini Atzeres this year, people were filled with joy as live hostages were finally released. Outside of Hakadosh Baruch Hu, there are many to thank for making this...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, Thanks for your column. I look forward to reading it each week in The Jewish Vues. Here is my issue. At what point should a person start dating?...
Although we do not usually bathe or take showers on Shabbos, this topic is discussed in halachah and has modern applications. What is the prohibition of bathing? Is it ever permitted to wash one’s body on Shabbos? Does it make...
On Shemini Atzeres of 5786, the Jewish world lost Rabbi Moshe Hauer zt”l, one of the wisest and most quietly pious people I have ever had the privilege of knowing. Rabbi Hauer was a spiritual giant and a personal...
The Zohar tells of a conversation that took place between Noach and Hashem after the flood. Noach turned to Hashem and asked, “I thought You were a merciful, benevolent G-d. How could You allow such a thing...