Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Etre ailleurs, “To be elsewhere – the great vice of this race, its great and secret virtue, the great vocation of this people.” So wrote
Etre ailleurs, “To be elsewhere – the great vice of this race, its great and secret virtue, the great vocation of this people.” So wrote
I have been in the hospital many times over the last few months to visit my father-in-law, Rabbi Singer (Shlomo Zalman ben Leah). There is
Words matter. Words have meaning. Words created our universe. Hashem created the world through ten verbal pronouncements beginning with His declaration that “there should be
When Falls Are Failures We recite Ashrei three times a day. Dovid arranged this mizmor in the order of the aleph beit with a pasuk
Parshiyot Matot-Masei This second of the pre-Tisha B’Av haftarot continues directly from the closing pasuk of last week’s haftarah. We clearly understand our rabbinic scholars’
The gaon Rav Yehonoson Eibshitz, zt”l, was a darshan (Torah commentator) dayan (halachic judge) and one of the most accomplished Torah personalities of the 18th
It is nice to have a fancy title of authority. It is flattering to have a communal dinner or breakfast assigned in one’s honor. However,
השכרת בית: Bava Metzia 101b The Halacha allows for freedom of contract between landlord and tenant. Sometimes, however, the parties to the lease agreement are
The 14th of Tammuz marked the 37th yahrtzeit of Moreinu HaRav HaGaon Rav Yitzchok Ruderman zt”l, the rosh yeshiva of Ner Yisroel. What follows is
We recently read that Rav Adda bar Abba died prematurely (Bava Batra 22a). Various Pumbeditan Amoraim felt guilty for his death. They each recount their
לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: A boy in our shul with moderate learning disabilities has an upcoming bar mitzvah. He
I. Prohibited Fear Fear is a normal reaction that often serves a helpful purpose of avoiding danger. However, during war, fear can endanger lives by