We experience miracles very frequently. The question and challenge we have is whether we are sufficiently alert and spiritually sensitive to notice them. A most

Classic Reasons to Forbid Use of Bar Soap on Shabbat Growing up, my friends and I assumed that use of bar soap was strictly forbidden.

It was an idyllic five days I spent during yeshiva week in Israel with my son Binyamin. Learning with Binyamin, who is spending his second

In recent years there has emerged a dispute whether Hamotzi or Mezonot should be recited on one slice of pizza. We will present the background

As we approach Tu B’Shevat, Sephardic Jews focus on the halachot of brachot. We will follow suit and discuss a topic on which Sephardic poskim

Archaeological evidence appears to be relevant in interpreting the Gemara’s statement (Menachot 33a) that mezuzot may not be placed “in the manner of carpenters.” Rashi

A number of weeks ago we described the great contribution made by Hacham Ben Zion Abba Shaul to contemporary Sephardic Jewry. This prompted Mrs. Loree

The prestigious and erudite Da’at Mikra Tanach commentary (to Yonah 3:9) compares the statement of the king of Nineveh to that which “we” say in

Fascinating! Sephardic Jews begin the first day of Chanukah Torah reading with Birkat Kohanim! Equally fascinating is the fact that Ashkenazim do not include Birkat

Rav Mordechai Lebhar (Magein Avot EH 134) voices criticism of the BDA/RCA agreement based on the criticisms offered against the Moroccan prenuptial. Rav Lebhar documents

The Beth Din of America (BDA) and Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) prenuptial agreement is undoubtedly gaining in popularity and usage. It is has become