Pharaoh can be a difficult human to figure out, yet we see a common denominator in many of his peculiar behaviors. To start, after seeing
Pesachim 76b You are invited to a company outing, in the country club, on Labor Day. Your boss provides the Jewish staff with glatt kosher
As a young child, I was very strong minded. I remember really misbehaving one time, ignoring my mother’s pleas to stop. She offered to make
One of the main characteristics of the redemption from Egypt is the haste: “This is how you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals
Redemption was well underway as the entire country of Egypt had been ravaged by interminable calamities. Once a superpower capable of supporting the entire planet,
According to a YouGov poll from January 13, 74% of responders believe that the USA is on the wrong track. Read that again. Seventy-four percent.
Recently, a relative sent me an amusing cartoon featuring the complications of maintaining a kosher kitchen. It shows stickers usually associated with “meat” and “dairy”
The pandemic rages on. In order to survive, we have had to become flexible and open to change. Changes for work, school and shul. We
It’s time to get the air buzzing, and Moshe comes to inform Pharaoh of the upcoming eighth plague of locusts if Pharaoh once again refuses
Stubbornness, like many human traits, can either work for you or against you. When we think of the Jews who survived atrocious circumstances in the
Parshat Vaera A little over a year ago a person consumed a bat and that meal changed the way we view our world. Watching the
When I was learning in yeshiva I was looking for a healthy physical and emotional outlet. Some of the boys had joined a local gym
