It has become trendy to post a picture of yourself receiving a COVID vaccine. This was particularly true in Israel, where people received vaccines earlier
One of my talmidim loves giving me a newly published sefer before each Yom Tov. For Pesach, he just gave me the new Chasam Sofer
Parshat Vayikra This week we begin the third book of the Torah with the reading of Parashat Vayikra, and with it, we open up a
We will soon celebrate the holiday of Passover. Pesach is referred to as the holiday of freedom. What does freedom mean? Is it just a
Many of us have attended virtual meetings or online events over the past year where some participants have had their cameras off. I, for one,
Passover should really begin with the advent of the Jewish month of Nisan. Numerous commentators such as the Rashbam note that Rosh Chodesh Nisan, the
We begin the main part of the Seder with “Ha Lachma Anya,” where we hold up the matzah and declare, “This is the bread of
We have many inscriptions of the kings of ancient Assyria (Iraq). It is interesting to compare them to what is written in Tanach. 1. At
Part 1 In my youth I dreaded Parshat Ki Tisa in that it detailed the most serious sin committed by the new nation. This left
In introducing the topic of korbanot, the parsha begins with Hashem calling out to Moshe telling him to come into the Ohel Moed. The midrash
What is ZDR? Zvi Dov Roth Academy (ZDR) is a Modern Orthodox coed yeshiva high school, serving both Ashkenazi and Sephardic students, located in the
Note: The Seder evening is the prototypical “family evening,” filled with minhagim and shared quality time. Many of us have fond memories of customs developed
