Since we heard the horrifying news at the close of Simchas Torah (some heard from gentile workers even on Simchas Torah), Klal Yisroel has been walking around in a daze of dismay, fear, sadness and dread. What is...
It states (8:11), V’hinei Aleh Zayis Teref B’Piah, “The dove had an olive branch in its beak.” Rashi says that Teref has two translations. It means either snatched or food. If it means food, the dove was praying to Hakadosh Baruch Hu,...
May I use a warming drawer on Shabbos? Warming drawers on Shabbos is indeed a serious issue. There are a number of things to consider. First of all, you have to make sure that if you’re putting cold food into the warming drawer,...
The opening verse of Parashat Noah tells us, “Et Ha’Elokim Hit’halech Noah” – that Noah “walked with G-d.” The Seforno (Rav Ovadia Seforno, Italy,1474-1550) explains this to mean that Noah dealt kindly with other people, and sought to...
When we witness a profoundly distressing event, such as the one we have just experienced in Israel, it is natural to have mixed emotions. On one hand, we feel deep pain and concern for our brothers and sisters...
In shul many men place their tallis over their head for the entire davening. Some do so only after Barchu, while others do not cover their head with a tallis at all. What is the reasoning behind covering...
We always knew how to die together. The time has come for us to know also how to live together. When the Jews of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp were liberated on April 20th 1945, they sang Hatikvah. At the end...
Israel is currently laying siege on the Gaza strip in order to prevent terrorists from leaving, particularly with Israeli hostages. Is a full siege on Gaza halachically permissible? In the summer of 1982, the Israeli army placed a siege...
Sherry Casks: Can you please explain? Sherry is a type of wine. Wine is a very sensitive ingredient when it comes to Kashrus. There are some scotches, particularly single malt scotches, that are aged in...