Rabbi Dr. Ari Sytner is giving an upcoming community lecture about marital relationships, asking, “If a marriage is ‘fine,’ is it truly?” Rabbi Sytner will
The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. A local newspaper editor by the name of Clymer Freas
Visceral fat is the fat that accumulates around our internal organs such as the liver and kidney. This fat is very metabolically active, in a
(StatePoint) It’s no surprise that the concept of self-care is getting a lot of traction in many health and wellness circles. Self-care can improve your
Classic Reasons to Forbid Use of Bar Soap on Shabbat Growing up, my friends and I assumed that use of bar soap was strictly forbidden.
Parshat Terumah details the elaborate craftsmanship and artisanship employed in constructing a Temple for God. Ornate fabrics, precious metals and resplendent colors were collected and
We have all been bothered for decades by the following fundamental question. If the root K-D-Sh means “holy,” how could “kedeshah” mean “prostitute”? Note that
This week’s parsha goes into detail regarding all of the preparations for the construction of the Mishkan, including the necessary materials needed for the building
The Midrash Tanchuma on this week’s parsha records an interesting and intriguing conversation between Turnus Rufus and Rebbe Akiva. Turnus Rufus asked Rebbe Akiva: “What
May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Menachem Mendel ben Harav Yoel David Balk a”h and le’iluy nishmat Meira Chaya Nechama
Can’t I be a good person without being religious? Do I need God or the Torah to tell me what is good and how to
Rosh Chodesh this week was extra exciting. We started Adar Rishon—the beginning of two months of Adar required for a leap year. A curious thing
