Rebbe Moshe Yechiel Epstein, zt”l, was a masmid and brilliant Torah scholar who authored the 20 volume encyclopedic work on Jewish thought, “Sefer Aish Dos,”
In this week’s parsha, Moshe recalls for Am Yisrael the seminal events of Har Sinai and reviews the 10 commandments given by God to the
At our Shabbos table a few weeks ago, a friend of ours related that some time prior to this, she had been attending a wedding.
On Ketubot 40b, we encounter varying reports of an exposition by Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish based on the spelling of na’arah. While na’arah is considered
”רַבִּי חֲנִינָא בֶן דּוֹסָא אוֹמֵר … כֹּל שֶׁיִּרְאַת חֶטְאוֹ קוֹדֶמֶת לְחָכְמָתוֹ, חָכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת. וְכֹל שֶׁחָכְמָתוֹ קוֹדֶמֶת לְיִרְאַת חֶטְאוֹ, אין חכמתו מתקיימת כָּל שֶׁמַּעֲשָׂיו מְרֻבִּין מֵחָכְמָתוֹ,
Tisha B’Av is over and Tu B’Av is upon us. It is the fulfillment of the biblical mitzvah of “v’ahavta l’rayacha kamocha” to attempt to
Moshe reminds Bnei Yisrael of what occurred at Har Sinai: “Hashem commanded me at that time to teach you decrees and ordinances [a reference to
This psalm has only two verses: 1) Praise Hashem all nations (“goyim”); Laud him all the peoples (“ha-umim”). 2) For His chesed is great on
In honor of my grand-nephew Yehudah Simcha ben Aryeh Lev entering the brit of Avraham Avinu on 11 Av 5782. Masechet Ta’anit, filled with discussion
Question: May one make changes on Shabbat (and which ones?) to the settings on a Shabbat clock that is connected to electrical appliances? Answer: The
In the past week my world and that of many close friends lost two very special people. George Reinhart, z”l, of Montreal was 90 and
For the second year in a row, our family made Tisha B’Av more meaningful. We decided to use the day to give back to our
