A very troubling statement indeed! It was this past Chol Hamoed when my sons and I visited an out-of-town synagogue for Mincha/Arvit. A congregant between
Parshat Noach The haftarah of Parshat Noach, a selection taken from 54th and 55th perakim of Yishayahu, is a familiar reading as it includes two
In 1887, a British member of Parliament, Lord Acton, wrote, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” These words may well describe what
The Torah states that “Noach was a perfect tzaddik…Noach walked with Hashem.” [1] Chazal teach that Avraham was on a higher level, as the Torah
Late June 1976; passengers boarding Air France flight 139 discover it is now stopping in Athens en route to Paris. Some, like George and Rivka
We are all being warned about global warming and climate change. Erratic weather patterns have lately emerged where droughts, floods, hurricanes and glacial meltdowns are
Usually the way to “fix” something is to see the problem with it and thereupon create a solution to deal with that problem. However, when
Herzl had not envisioned Hebrew as the language of the Jewish state. In 1896 he wrote: “Who amongst us has a sufficient acquaintance with Hebrew
One may easily estimate the weight of Noah’s Ark fully loaded by using Archimedes’ Principle and some information in Rashi to B’reishit 8:4. Rashi declared
“Character is higher than intellect.” This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson captures a critical goal of all educational institutions, especially yeshivot, namely values-based education. At
There are few times during the year that are busier for roshei yeshiva and poskim than the week before Rosh Hashanah. Nevertheless, leading luminaries such
Last time, we began the review of the Ring Smart Doorbell. We discussed installation, placement and the potential lock-in to the Amazon smart home ecosystem
