Some congregations have a custom to learn Pirkei Avot during the summer days, and therefore we would like to share a thought on the structure of these mishnayot. The first mishna starts by stating that Moshe received the...
In this issue we will discuss the halachos that apply to the nine days. During the nine days we are not allowed to do many more actions than those that are customarily not done from Shivah Asar B’Tammuz through...
I. Prohibited Fear Fear is a normal reaction that often serves a helpful purpose of avoiding danger. However, during war, fear can endanger lives by delaying response time and impeding important actions. The Torah seems to forbid fear during wartime....
PENNE WITH CREAMY SALMON INGREDIENTS: 1 lb salmon 8 oz uncooked penne pasta 3 tbsp butter 1 medium onion (chopped) 8 oz heavy cream 3/4 cup grated Parmesan 1/4 cup chopped parsley salt and pepper DIRECTIONS: This is a perfect one dish meal...
Parashat Maseh discusses the subject of Arei Miklat – the “cities of refuge” which were to be designated for the purpose of protecting people who killed somebody by accident. Angry relatives of the victim might want to murder...
And Moshe said to the people of Gad and Reuven, “Your brothers will go to war and you will remain here?” (Bamidbar 32:6) The first Gerrer Rebbe was the Chiddushei HaRim. The second Gerrer Rebbe, the Sfas Emes, was...
Beginning Rosh Chodesh Av until after Tisha B’Av (the Nine Days) the custom of Ashkenazim is not to eat meat or drink wine, in remembrance of the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash. What about a food that was cooked...
In Parashat Matot we read of the request made by the tribes Reuven and Gad, who approached Moshe to ask if they could permanently reside in the territory east of the Jordan River. Beneh Yisrael had captured...
Why Aaron? The Torah never mentions the yartzeit—the day of the passing—of any of its protagonists. We do not know the day when Adam, Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, Yosef, Sarah, or Rachel passed away. Even Moshe’s day of passing is omitted...
The Torah in Parashat Pinhas tells about the census taken of Beneh Yisrael shortly before they crossed into the Land of Israel. We find in the Torah’s account of this census a list of the families of...