22 Aug KI SEITZEI: UNDERSTANDING ELUL
There was once a man who was mired in financial ruin, drowning in oceans of debt and without a job, and who was walking with his son when they passed by a store. The son said...
There was once a man who was mired in financial ruin, drowning in oceans of debt and without a job, and who was walking with his son when they passed by a store. The son said...
Parashat Ki-Teseh concludes with two Misvot which, at first glance, are entirely unrelated. The first is the command to use honest weights and measures when conducting business. The Torah strictly forbids deceiving people, such as customers, by tampering...
We are now in Chodesh Elul, blowing the shofar and waging war against the yetzer hara. Like every war, we require strategies that will help us win this great battle. Let’s begin with understanding that the nature of this war...
Why Death? The law in this week’s parsha concerning a wayward son seems absurd and horrific. “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey the voice of his father and the voice of...
Albert Einstein was the first modern-day celebrity and, decades after his death, still has the world’s most recognizable face. His influence is seen in much of the technology we use every...
Rabbi Simcha Weinstein, the “Comic Book Rabbi” is a best-selling author and speaker. He has appeared on CNN Showbiz Tonight and NPR, and has been pro- filed in leading publications, including...
A male child’s first haircut is called an upsherin, which is taken from the German words “sherr” (cut) and “up” (off). It is also called chalakah. The mitzvah accomplished by cutting the hair is forming peyos on the child. The Chinuch...
INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 sticks margarine 3/4 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 3/4 cup brown sugar 3 eggs 3/4 cup flour Dash of salt 1/2 cup chocolate chunks DIRECTIONS This rich fudgy brownie is made with brown butter (or in...
This week’s parsha opens with the pasuk, “Shoftim v’shotrim titen lecha b’chol sh’arecha, Appoint judges and officers in all your gates.” (Devarim 16:18) The Torah is instructing the Jewish nation to appoint judges and officers in...
In this week’s parsha, we are commanded to adhere to the teachings of the Jewish Court: “According to the teaching that they will teach you and according to the judgment they will say to you, shall you do;...