We recently were privileged to participate in the annual Celebrate Israel parade. Among the hundreds of groups that marched, one group rode up Fifth Avenue
A Classic Debate In March 2019, for the first time, I was asked to rule on a classic and very beautiful issue in halacha. A
The gemara in Kiddushin (32a) cites a debate about whether a teacher/rav can waive the honor due him from a student, to be mochel al
My late relative, Rav Avrohom Genechovsky, zt”l, shared with me a wonderful insight that has relevant applicability to Shavuot. He quoted the Gemara in Brachot
The weeks following Pesach bring us to the time of Kabbalat HaTorah. Just before receiving the Torah, the pasuk (Yisro 19:17) says that all of
When referring to the Leviim, the Torah uses an interesting word that appears in a few of those references: “And I have hereby taken the
We experience life through the medium of time. Each new moment brings with it new opportunities as we ascend through the journey of time. Amidst
I. Average Often, we are rightly told to strive for greatness. But that doesn’t mean we have to act like we are better than everyone
From the time I was a young boy I have been taught that everyone was present when we received the Torah at Mount Sinai, even
The Book of Bereishit portrays three vastly different visits to Yerushalayim. Avraham first encounters this city after intervening in a raging world war. Years later,
Many times when I drive from a meeting or an errand and head for a quick stop at the grocery store, I find myself pulling
Last time we focused on the mandate of “Kedoshim tihiyu, ki kadosh ani Hashem Elokeichem,You shall be holy for I, the Lord your God, am
