One could certainly forgive anyone from feeling somewhat dispirited these days, even as we find ourselves once again during the heady, redemptive days of Nisan.
The purpose of this article is to provide a general outline of the laws of kashering and should not be used as an answer to
My first encounter with Teaneck was when I moved in with my sister, Renee, and her husband, Irv Rubinson, in 1969. At that time the
When Ima got home from work, she told all the kids to clean up the house. Max wanted to help, but he wanted to let
Parshat Ki Tisa Moshe descending from the mountain, clutching the Divine tablets, is one of the most iconic images of the entire Torah. Finally, after
The first aliyah of Parshat Ki Tisa is not only rather long at 45 pasukim, but it also seems rather out of place. The bulk
There is a house in Passaic that has a statue of Humpty Dumpty placed on the high wall between their property and the sidewalk. As
The Torah admonishes us to keep away from falsehood (Shemot 23:7). Mishlei (30:8) warns us: “Keep falsehood and lies far away from me.” While lying
Moshe sees the joy, the dancing, and the partying taking place with the golden calf and breaks the first Luchot. Although this may seems to
According to the Rambam (Hilchot Yesodei HaTorah 1:10), Moshe’s request of Hashem to “show me your honor (way)” (Shemot 33:18) captures his heartfelt request to
In the days leading up to Purim this year and during the holiday itself I was struck by all the texting I noticed going on
A sense of tension combined with tremendous anticipation was in the air as the senior members of hanhalas Dirshu together with the primary editors of
