The Blind Golfer Charlie Boswell was a great athlete who became blind during World War II while rescuing his friend from a tank that was under fire. When he returned to this country after the War, he decided to...
Israeli war hero and statesman Moshe Dayan was once stopped for speeding by a military policeman. Dayan protested: “I only have one eye. What do you want me to watch—the speedometer or the road?” The Shulchan Aruch (634:1) teaches that...
A person is permitted to go on outings during Sukkot and to eat outside the sukkah when necessary for refreshment or for the sake of Shalom Bayit. The Gemara (Sukkah 26a) teaches that travelers (holkhei derakhim) are exempt...
Someone suggested to me that I should write to the two of you. Although, I’m not sure what my questions are. I started seeing a girl only two weeks ago...
The subject of whether one should sit in the sukkah on Shemini Atzeres has been the topic of debate and discussion since time immemorial. There are many who have the custom not to sit in the sukkah (mainly chassidim), while there...
I. Who May Duchen? The Torah commands kohanim, male descendants of the priestly families, to bless other Jews while raising their hands and reciting a specific formula, i.e. to duchen, to do Nesi’as Kapayim. “Speak with Aharon and with his...
Does the prohibition against washing dirty clothes on Chol Ha-Mo’ed, the intermediate days of the holiday, still apply today when doing laundry is relatively quick and easy?1 In theory, washing laundry always should be allowed on Chol Ha-Mo’ed. Generally speaking, simple...
Erev Yom Kippur afternoon, the Chasam Sofer zt’l once asked his daughter to arrange a shidduch between two orphans. “I will do it immediately after Yom Kippur” she said. The Chasam Sofer asked her to take care of it immediately. “I want...
What foods should one eat at the seuda ha’mafsekes (last meal) on erev Yom Kippur? Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 608:4) writes that on erev Yom Kippur, one should eat light foods that are easily digestible,...
MISO GLAZED SALMON INGREDIENTS: 2 pounds salmon filets Salt and pepper 1/4 cup miso paste 2 Tablespoons soy sauce 1 Tablespoon brown sugar 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar 1 teaspoon sesame oil DIRECTIONS: I’m always looking for a dierent way to make salmon....