Megillah Pesukim Read Aloud Hands down, this is my favorite Sephardic Purim practice. But first, a little background… As is well known, the Rama (Orach

Rav Daniel Osher Kleinman (Teshuvot Bigdei Chamudot Yoreh Deah 107:9), a great Talmid Chacham who resides in Brooklyn, asserts that when shaving using a trimmer,

A Bold Prediction In January 1990, I served as a scholar-in-residence at a shabbaton at the Young Israel of West Hempstead, held by the organization

Rav Judah Mischel tells the following story about the Lubavitcher Rebbe: In May 1957, the small fledgling community in Kfar Chabad—founded by Russian Lubavitcher immigrants—was

The following thoughts emerged from discussions from the beautiful Shabbat surrounding the Shalom Zachor of my beloved grandson, Yeshaya Naftali, on the Shabbat of Parshat

Sanhedrin 97a describes the city of Keshot where lying was loathed and no one died prematurely: “Concerning the lack of truth, Rava says: ‘Initially, I

The Mishna Berura (28:9) notes that men should wrap their tefillin to appear like a dove’s wings. He explains that the intention is to commemorate

Debate There is considerable debate about deriving halacha as addressed in the following sources: Yerushalmi (Peah 2:4), Pitchei Teshuva Even HaEzer 119:5, Encyclopedia Talmudit (1:62),

Bava Batra 74 presents two stories that sound like treasure-hunting adventure book stories (from the William Davidson edition of the Talmud): Rabbi Yoḥanan relates: “Once

Rabbi Yochanan’s Belligerent Talmid Many delight when various discoveries are made corroborating Tanach or Chazal’s teaching. One of many examples is the discovery of Chizkiyahu