Hospitality The opening of this week’s parsha, Vayeira, relates the tale of Avraham sitting during a hot day at the entrance of his tent and observing three men standing nearby. He ran toward them and insisted they come...
While the primary horrors and atrocities in Israel occurred on October 7, the fallout and aftershocks are continuing every single day. Despite Hamas literally videoing, promoting, and memorialize their brutal and heinous attack using all kinds of media, there...
During wartime, individuals often experience fear, stress, and anxiety due to the constant threat to their safety and well-being. Fear arises from the immediate danger of combat and potential harm, stress results from the prolonged exposure to these dangers...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, Hi, thanks for your column. I had the following question. I heard that Rabbi Lebowitz had advised people not to go out to restaurants during the current crisis...
The tefillah of Aleinu is said daily after each tefilla, as well as during the Yomim Noraim. During the week one can see many people leave shul before reciting this tefillah with the tzibur, and many say it while...
I. Danger in Yeshiva? It is now common for many American yeshiva students to spend a “gap year” in Israel after high school. This year usually fosters religious growth through intense study in a specialized environment. Since war began...
Avraham Avinu was born into a chaotic world. It seemed like no One was in charge ch”v. The world appeared to Avraham like an abandoned house that caught fire, that no one was extinguishing. It seemed like no one lived there! Avraham...
Do you ever have it where two people can be eating the same food, but need to make different brachos? There are many examples. I’ll give you an example in hilchos brachos. Let’s say you have two fruits on...
When G-d first spoke to Avraham and commanded him to leave his homeland and move to what would become known as the Land of Israel, He made several promises, including, “Va’abarechecha Mebarecheka, U’mekelelcha A’or” – “I shall bless those...
It was June 1967. The Six-Day War was raging in Eretz Yisroel. My uncle, HaRav Amram Jungreis z”l, was the rav of a small town on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. He wrote us,...