Introduction Owners of meat restaurants face a dilemma during the Nine Days. If they refuse to serve meat items during this time, marginally observant and

Rav Ari Marcus vs. Rav Haim Jachter It is a decades-long tradition in many American Orthodox families. Sunday morning breakfast consists of dairy French toast

The Ba’al Shem Tov The Ba’al Shem Tov (cited in Mikveh Mayim 3:6 and elsewhere) is quoted (in Mikveh Mayim 3:6 and elsewhere) as interpreting

It was a joyous event this past Shabbat. Hashem made great miracles for Dr. Shlomo Zalman (Saul) Bodenheimer, and the time came for him to

A Possible Problem With Dairy English Muffins Chazal (Pesachim 36a) decreed that bread must be pareve, lest we eat dairy bread with meat or meat

It was a beautiful conclusion to a great Torah learning session. It seemed as if Hashem said, “The rabbi did his part, the students did

Disaster Strikes What a disaster! Many years ago, on an early Friday morning of Shavuot, one of my three daughters mistakenly ate the eruv tavshilin.

Back in November 2019, Shaarei Orah hosted a special Shabbaton for Sephardic Yeshiva University students. In preparation for this special event, Shaarei Orah’s Jack Varon

Off The Charts! “Off the charts” is the way Shaarei Orah member Jack Varon refers to the explanation the ta’amei hamikra offer for the pasuk

Rav Ovadia on Electric Shavers Many of Shaarei Orah’s male congregants are concerned about Rav Ovadia Yosef’s ruling (Yabia Omer 9 Yoreh De’ah 10:15) regarding

A Neglected Mitzvah It is the easiest mitzvah to perform, and yet it is one of the most overlooked. The Torah (as recorded in this