Considering the Consequences of Our Actions
All of us cringe at some of the unwise things we’ve done. I remember spending a week’s vacation with friends in Tzefas. One night, as
January 8, 2025
All of us cringe at some of the unwise things we’ve done. I remember spending a week’s vacation with friends in Tzefas. One night, as
There is something magical about looking at a lit menorah. Gazing at the lights—it’s an ethereal feeling. Indeed, the great Chassidic masters would spend long
Recently, I attended a Shabbos tish of the Sanz-Zhviller Rebbe held in Passaic, hosted by the Passaic Clifton Community Kollel. The divrei Torah and zemiros
Last summer, our family spent Shabbos at a retreat program in Cortlandt, New York. It’s a gorgeous place, with rolling grass, mountains and hills. There
For many years, my family had an unstable neighbor who would constantly walk on our lawn and throw sticks and garbage onto our property. We
As a boy, I used to get a lot of mosquito bites in the summer. I asked my mother why I get so many mosquito
I give many shiurim throughout the week and speak on multiple occasions. My most challenging time slot to give a shiur is Friday night between
During the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, thousands of Jews visiting the Kotel got the famous tap on the shoulder. A tall man with a warm
Rabbi Dovid Ashear tells an inspiring story: A newly married couple was blessed with a healthy baby boy. Yet, three or four years passed and
As a child I was fascinated by submarines. Nuclear submarines can remain underwater for months, but the crew does need water and oxygen. These amazing
A heretic once approached Rav Elchonon Wasserman to challenge him on the Torah’s authenticity. The heretic said, “Your Torah has a rule that we follow
When war started in 1939, the European yeshivos were in a quandary. Should they move? Disband? The last Yom Tov of the Mir Yeshiva in
