Part II (continued from last week) Shehakol vs. Mezonot As a De Facto Bracha The Chayei Adam (49:2) and many others write that b’bieved, a
A lonely and penniless man flees his murderous brother. Yaakov falls asleep on sacred ground and dreams of angels and ladders. Prior to this evening,
Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky bought a present for his son for his birthday. He gave him a simple watch and said, “Although this might not be
Parshat Vayetzei Sefer Hoshea, from which this week’s haftarah is taken, is not only the first book of the Trei Asar but it is also
“There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one
I recently mentioned to a neighbor that I am returning to being a therapist in private practice, part-time. Instead of wishing me hatzlacha, he launched
In our parsha, Yaakov leaves home, running for his life from his brother Esav. He stops on the way to sleep and dreams of the
The root H-L-L in Hebrew has three different meanings. We all know the meaning “to praise.” There is another meaning “to shine.” This meaning only
It happens every Rosh Hashanah. Right before the shofar blowing, the gabbai klops on the bima and announces: “The halacha is that you shouldn’t interrupt
In this week’s parsha of Vayeitzei we read about Yaakov’s famous dream at Beit El. He dreamed of the ladder that reached between Heaven and
Rosh Hashanah 29b Rosh Hashanah without the shofar, Sukkot without the lulav, or Purim without the megillah is like a play without the main character.
“Politico” is not a job I have included on my LinkedIn profile—yet. But having recently served as campaign manager for a local city council election,
