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...
The name Noach was introduced and explained in last week’s parsha [Bereishis 5:28-29]. “And (Lemech) called the name (of his son) Noach saying: This one will comfort us from our toil and from the anguish of our hands, from...
The tragic demise of mankind during the era of the flood was not just a punishment for that wicked generation. Even more so, it was perhaps a series of powerful lessons to be studied by G-d fearing...
The Tiferes Shlomo (Rosh Hashanah) writes that in the future, we will discover the goodness that was concealed in the galus, and the hint is (Tehillim 96:11) Yism’chu Hashamayim V’tagel Ha’aretz, “The heavens will rejoice and the earth will exult.” The word...
RAINBOW SPRINKLE COOKIES INGREDIENTS: 2 cups (10 ounces) all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup confectioners sugar 1/4 cup canola oil 1 egg 2 teaspoons...