Rabba (bar Nachmani) and Rav Yosef (bar Chiyya) were third-generation Amoraim situated in Pumbedita, and were frequent disputants. Rav Yehuda (bar Yechezkel) was their teacher
לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I built my house years before the next-door property was developed, with an approximately meter-high
Two weeks ago was the annual Bike4Chai ride—a fundraiser for Camp Simcha, a camp for children suffering from severe illnesses. The riders rode 160 miles
The topic of the “eishet yefat toar”—although on one hand reveals a weakness in our nature, on the other hand can indicate our inherent greatness
We are now in the month of Elul and we should work on trying to be careful in all matters of Halacha, especially in regard
Memory is identity. This was expressed beautifully by Rabbi Sacks z”l in his Haggadah commentary: “There is a profound difference between history and memory. History
It’s fascinating how new words are constantly being added to our lingo, based on the advancements of technology. People casually speak about doing things that
שַׁלֵּחַ תְּשַׁלַּח אֶת הָאֵם וְאֶת הַבָּנִים תִּקַּח לָךְ לְמַעַן יִיטַב לָךְ וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ יָמִים : (דברים כב:ז) “Send the mother bird away and then you can
Please forgive me if I am being redundant by mentioning something you already know. The book of Yeshayahu frequently employs a literary style of repeating
As the month of Elul begins, we start using this month as a time of retrospect to think of how we have changed and what
Most of us will be surprised to learn that the widespread custom today to repeat the verse (or phrase) started about 100 years ago, based
“Although you were not immersed in any matter aside from walking on the road, this mitzvah (Shiluach Hakan) will escort you and walk before you,”
