In recent months, we have witnessed a clear division in the world into two opposing sides: those who harbor intense hatred and disdain for the Jewish nation and those who seem to support it. There has been significant...
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ASARA B’TEVES IS THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 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 halachos are...
INGREDIENTS: 2 pounds Yukon gold baby potatoes sliced in half or quarters 1/4 cup melted butter 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese. Garlic, salt, and pepper to taste DIRECTIONS: Preheat your oven to 400 Melt your butter directly on your baking pan Sprinkle with...
Laws about gun control serve as perpetual fuel for political debates. However, everyone agrees that some people should carry guns in some circumstances. Whether police officers or soldiers, on duty or prepared for duty, some people need to carry guns...
The Torah in Parashat Vayigash tells the dramatic story of Yosef’s revealing his identity to his brothers. When he decided to finally tell them who he was, he announced to them: “I am your brother, Yosef, whom...
Yaakov Listens To His Messages: The Wagons Indicate Yosef Is Still Alive The pasuk [verse] in this week’s parsha reads “And they told him (Yaakov) that Yosef was still alive and that he ruled throughout the land...
The Maharal, zt”l, zy”a, in his Chidushei Aggados on Shas, asks the following question. When we say the primary Chanukah prayer of Al HaNissim, the focus is on the miracle of the conquest against the Syrian-Greeks, “T’mei’im b’yad t’horim...
One can do several things to banish sinas chinam and attain ahavas chinam. There are tactics for increasing shalom among people. One approach is to judge your fellow man favorably and to give them the benefit of the doubt. Very often,...
Kashrus and The War- Has there been any interesting questions that have come up from a kashrus perspective related to the war? Although this is not directly related to kashrus, it is clear to see that the world has become visibly more dangerous for Jews....