When I was a bachur learning at the Mir Yeshiva in Yerushalayim, a friend of mine told me that he had a chavrusa with the
Someone once asked Rav Yisrael Zev Gustman if he should stand up every time a pregnant woman walks into the room. After all, the Midrash
Once when I was getting a taxi ride in Eretz Yisrael, the nahag (driver) looked at me and said, “I can tell you are a
When I was in sixth grade, my yeshiva took us to a Yankee game. I remember sitting way up high in the upper deck. Suddenly,
My son-in-law came to us for Shabbos and was wearing a new pair of glasses. The lenses had a reddish hue. He explained that these
A few months before Pesach, my wife was already looking for toys and presents to buy for our grandchildren for their Afikomen presents. I remember
As a teenager, my metabolism was extremely fast. I ate almost an entire loaf of bread each day! You can imagine that Erev Pesach was
Last year before Pesach, Hagaon Rabbi Yisroel Neuman, Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, came to our yeshiva to give an in-depth Gemara
As a teenager, I worked as a waiter in a dairy restaurant for a couple of summers. I remember one customer who wanted an omelet
My daughter and son-in-law moved into a new community in Howell, New Jersey, a couple of years ago. There was no eruv, which made it
I like to ask my children which Yom Tov is their favorite. Some say Pesach, some Purim and some Sukkos. Truly, each yom tov has
A classic Shabbos drasha of a rabbi often connects the parsha to the time of year and to any simcha or life event happening that
