Accepting the Torah: It’s All About Engagement
When I got engaged to my wife after Pesach, we planned a late summer wedding so I could go back to the Mir Yeshiva in
When I got engaged to my wife after Pesach, we planned a late summer wedding so I could go back to the Mir Yeshiva in
On Lag B’Omer I was invited to participate in two Zoom weddings. One was in the Barn Estate in Clayton, Ohio. Yes, the wedding was
When I was learning in yeshiva in Eretz Yisrael as a young man, I attended the world-famous Aish Discovery Program. Despite my growing up with
When I lived in Eretz Yisrael, every year on the morning after Lag B’Omer, my apartment in Yerushalayim smelled like smoke from all the bonfires
As the COVID-19 situation continues, we are charting new territory. Many are coping with loss and others are trying to heal. Some are home all
In February this year, the famous refusenik, Rabbi Yosef Mendelevitch, spoke for our yeshiva at a community shiur hosted by the Agudas Yisrael Bircas Yaakov.
This Pesach is a very difficult one for Jews all over the world. Many are mourning the loss of close relatives or friends. Others are
Just this week, I read a powerful piece by Rabbi Yogi Robkin from Plano, Texas. I was just blown away by his introductory quote from
As I write this dvar Torah for the coming week, I don’t know what will be. Hopefully, we will all soon be together in Yerushalayim
After Maariv on Motzei Shabbos, someone next to me said, “Oh good! Only six more days to Shabbos!” I thought that was so refreshing! A
Two weeks ago, I wrote about a good friend with a long-time employee who left my friend’s family business, taking all the customers with him.
When I was growing up in Monsey, I went into our garage one day and saw a mountain of empty soda cans and bottles. I