07 Oct Kashruth Question of the Week
I am visiting my parents for the first days of Sukkos and my in-laws for the last days. We hung up, in my parent’s Sukkah, decorations that my children made...
I am visiting my parents for the first days of Sukkos and my in-laws for the last days. We hung up, in my parent’s Sukkah, decorations that my children made...
The Bach teaches us that one of the unique features of the mitzvah of sukkah is that it is imperative to have the correct kavanah, concentration, when doing the mitzvah....
The halacha requires that one dwell in the sukkah for the duration of the yom tov in the same way one would live in his own home: eating, sleeping, learning,...
There is a famous story told of an overworked, underpaid wagon driver who once found himself helplessly lost in a land with no light. He finally met a group of...
The holiday of Sukkot is flavored by two distinctly different mitzvoth. The experience of four minim is the most aesthetically pleasing mitzvah and the arrangement is the only object referred...
Does the prohibition against washing dirty clothes on Chol Ha-Mo’ed, the intermediate days of the holiday, still apply today when doing laundry is relatively quick and easy?1 In theory, washing...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, I’m engaged, and we have been experiencing some tension in the past month. My Chasan is very financially conscious, and I don’t have a job currently. He...
INGREDIENTS: 1 (750 ml) bottle ketchup 1 liter ginger ale 1 whole cabbage, very coarsely shredded 2 lb ground beef 1 onion 1/2 cup rice 2 eggs garlic powder paprika freshly ground black pepper salt DIRECTIONS: First Night Sukkot, we always have stuffed...
INGREDIENTS: 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 small yellow onion, diced (about 3/4 cup) 2 pounds chopped butternut squash (about 6 heaping cups) 3 small carrots, chopped (about 1 cup) 3-4 cups vegetable broth 2...
INGREDIENTS: One and half pounds Yukon gold potatoes - Peeled and chopped Two parsnips - peeled and chopped One onion - chopped Three stocks of celery - chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon minced garlic 4...