(Courtesy of Bris Avrohom) In 1975, the Rebbe requested that in each shul there be a siyum masechta on each day of the Nine Days
Don’t overdo it! In this week’s Torah portion (4:2), Moses gives the people a valuable piece of advice: When following God’s guidelines of how to
With every passing year, Tisha B’Av mourning for the lost Beit Hamikdash becomes more challenging. The disastrous fall of Yerushalayim and the derailment of Jewish
Last summer, I was trimming bushes in my backyard when I felt a sting. It was a bee on my wrist. I then felt more
America takes sports quite seriously. Baseball is our national pastime, and basketball and hockey are not too shabby. The Super Bowl is the most viewed
לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: How sick does one need to be to be exempt from fasting on Tisha B’Av?
Tisha B’Av 5784 This year’s Tisha B’Av will be different from past years. Our mourning usually begins slowly with the Three Weeks and culminates with
The merciful father! What a name to call the new month that we started this week. As we start a new month, we also started
Parshat Devarim Shabbat Chazon This pre-Tisha B’Av reading, the last of the three haftarot of punishment (“telat de puranuta”), begins by describing the punishments that
While some people love gematria, others are skeptical. Whatever your attitude, keep in mind that gematria isn’t a modern-day invention but is prevalent throughout the
On March 27, 2012, to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Queen, an ancient ceremony took place at Buckingham Palace. A number of institutions presented
No Fear: Og Versus Sichon “Do not fear him,” Moshe Rabbeinu recounts Hashem telling him before he faced Og Melech HaBashan in war (Devarim 3:2).
