Aufruf 1. Aufruf is a Yiddish term which means calling up. It refers to the calling up of the groom to the Torah prior to
Many people are aware of the dangers of poorly manufactured Chanukah glass. Truthfully, they are not made of glass but rather a type of plastic.
In the time of Chazal, the minhag was to light the menorah outside in the front courtyard. It was to be lit by the entranceway
Reb Naftali Weinberg in his sefer, “Rav Chaim Kanievsky on Shidduchim” had posed a question to Maran Sar HaTorah about whether one may ask a
You woke up on what is called, “the wrong side of the bed.” Is it forbidden to remain in this state? Are we obligated to
He was a ninth grader, from a nice family. He was studious and his teachers felt that he was well-mannered as well. For some reason,
This is the story of two heroes. The first hero is actually a heroine. Her name is Shoshana Bernstein. When the news of new polio
A new study published by researchers at the very prestigious Walter Reed Hospital in the October issue of “Pediatrics” investigated possible causes and risk factors
Sara’s lifelong dream was to help people and to protect children. She became a lawyer for Child and Family Services. She had tried hundreds of
This week was the 77th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations. The United Nations replaced the ill-fated League of Nations. The League of
Many of us are familiar with some of these families: They had moved to Eretz Yisroel, settled there and had even kept one day of
Some things in life are similar. Some different. And the halachos of sukkah and of matzah have some of both. The Gemara in Pesachim (6a)
