As Shavuot approaches—a time when dairy foods take center stage on many Jewish tables—it’s important to review the relevant halachot that often arise during this yom tov. From the proper berachot on cheesecake to the permissibility of...
Dear Rabbi and Shira , Hi. I’m not sure what to do. I’m having a culinary crisis. My Hatan, (Chosson for your Ashkenazi readers,) cannot stand Morrocan Fish, nor does he like...
There is a widespread custom to eat dairy products on Shavuos. What is the source of this custom? What are the reasons for this custom? Does it apply to both days? Should the dairy meal be eaten with bread?...
I. AI Authorship Is it permissible to study Torah from a sefer, a text of Torah scholarship, written by artificial intelligence (AI)? There are different ways an AI could author a sefer. For our purposes, we can divide authorship...
Is it ok for a husband not to enjoy running the errands that his wife sends him on? Is it enough to get them done, even if he does so begrudgingly? And is it ok...
Megillas Rus begins with the narration that a man from Bethlehem in Yehudah went to live in the fields of Moav, because of the famine in Eretz Yisrael. Chazal, our Sages, criticize this person for abandoning his people...
The opening verses of Parashat Behukotai describe the beautiful blessings that G-d promises to bestow upon Beneh Yisrael in reward for their compliance with the Torah’s laws. The Torah introduces this section by saying, “Im Be’hukotai Telechu, Ve’et Misvotai Tishmeru”...
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...
Heads turned last week at the news that President Trump is planning to accept a $400 million luxury plane, as a gift from the Qatari government, to serve as Air Force One. The Constitution forbids public office holders from...