“Abba, the power is out in half of the rooms upstairs!” While trying to prepare derashos for Rosh Hashanah, that’s not what I wanted to
(בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹקים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ: (בראשית א/א Our parsha (and therefore the whole Torah) begins with the pasuk “Bereishis (In the beginning) Elokim
Question: I have instructions to put my contact lenses between uses in a solution in which one is supposed to put in a tablet, which
King Yannai once set out into the wilderness bound for Kochalis, where he conquered 60 cities. Upon his return, he made a huge celebration. He
Kiddushin 30b There are three partners in the creation of man. According to the Talmud, the father contributes to the formation of the child’s bones,
I just acquired a scholarly book on colors in Tanach, so I am ready to discuss some issues on this topic. The book is: “Colour
By the creation of man, Hashem said (to the angels), “Let us make man.” The midrash says that when Moshe Rabbeinu was writing down the
This week we begin the annual cycle of Torah readings anew with Parshat Bereishit, and the opening chapters of the narrative immediately reveal a critical
In Parshat Bereshit, we learn about God creating the world. Everything we have, every single person, and all the objects in the world were created
The 2024 presidential elections are only about a year away, and it won’t be long before the state primaries begin. And while it’s anybody’s guess
We lost a special soul recently. Cantor Phil Sherman was best known as the mohel to the stars, serving as the mohel for many famous
As a teenager, the walls of my room were adorned with sports paraphernalia, most notably anything Miami Dolphins. As I got older, I realized they
