The IRS announced it will break with a long- standing rule and now allow houses of worship to endorse candidates for political office without losing their tax-exempt status. Since 1954, a provision in the tax code called the Johnson...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, In high school we were told that when we start dating, never to talk to friends about it for multiple reasons such as it can cause jealousy or...
SHIVA ASAR B’TAMUZ IS THIS SUNDAY, JULY 13TH Many people feel that a fast day is a day to sleep and relax. However, a fast day is really a time for retrospecting and doing teshuva. Many different...
I. AI and Video Supervision As artificial intelligence (AI) makes its way into the workforce, it is worth asking whether it can serve as a mashgiach, a kosher inspector. While in the future there may be AI robots that...
The Hovot Ha’levavot writes that when a person goes out to work in the morning, he should have kavanah that he is now performing a mitzvah, fulfilling Hashem’s command that he work to earn a livelihood. A...
A “Tense” Exchange Between Balak and Bilaam Reveals the Limitations of Bilaam’s Power When Balak is trying to entice Bilaam to curse Klal Yisrael, he says to Bilaam: “...
The subject of hishtadlus, how much effort should one make for certain objectives, is a very complex subject. Let’s take, for example, the hishtadlus for our parnassah, our livelihood. Quoting the Chovos HaLevovos, Rav Elya Lopian, zt”l, zy”a, says...
(Yorah Deiah 356) writes, “Everything written in the Torah we, ourselves, saw it occur. The exception is the story of Bilaam...
INGREDIENTS: 7 eggs 2 cups of flour 1/4 cup of sugar 1 and 1/4 cup of milk DIRECTIONS: No they’re not fluffy pancakes...
What is casein? Casein is one of the main proteins found in milk. It’s commonly processed into sodium caseinate, which is often used in “non-dairy” creamers and other food products. Why does casein matter...