Shabbat HaChodesh: Parshiyot Vayakhel-Pekudei The special maftir reading established by the Tana’im in the Mishna was meant to remind the congregation that the time to

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“So, Rabbi, bottom line—what’s the deal with drinking on Purim? What’s the message we are supposed to take from this unusual law?” That was the

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“My mother is one of the world’s greatest characters,” chuckled Abe, when describing his mother, Toby, age 93. “In the beginning she didn’t need an

My kids’ yeshiva always has parent-teacher conferences a Sunday or two before Pesach, for some reason. It’s very annoying, because I’m pretty busy that day.