A well-known yeshiva high school discovered one of their students might not be Jewish. The parents had raised the child as a Torah-observant Jew, but
Har Sinai is everything!! For the first time in history, God descended into the human realm and revealed Himself to an entire population of three
Parshat Yitro Our parsha this week is truly the climax of the Yetziat Mitzrayim story and of the entire Sefer Shemot. From Hashem’s initial demand
May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Meira Chaya Nechama Beracha, a”h, bat David Mordechai, sheyichyeh. If he mistakenly said Shehakol
Bracha Achrona on a Liquid A celebrated point of dispute is whether one should recite a bracha achrona when consuming hot drinks. Normally, one recites
It is often asked what was it that helped Yitro merit becoming the father-in-law of our greatest leader and teacher, Moshe Rabbeinu. Which of his
Yitro is such a seminal figure in Jewish history that he has his own parsha, but more importantly is singled out by the Torah with
Yitro heard, he understood, he took to heart, he implemented, he came, and he became. Yet we know that Yitro was a person who spent
Most nouns in Hebrew derive from a verb. Let us try to figure out what verb was the root of this one. Unfortunately, yod-resh-chet never
There is an arcane yet wonderfully entertaining late-night TV sketch in which comic legend Bob Newhart plays a therapist who is meeting a patient suffering
Recently we had the pleasure of hosting a breakfast for about 40 people. In order for everyone present to enjoy comfortably, we knew that all
Highlighting: “Prepare My Prayer: Recipes to Awaken the Soul,” by Rabbi Dov Singer. English edition of Israeli bestseller translated by Leah Hartman. Maggid Books. 2020.
