As we walk through the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem to the Western Wall many visitors come across the golden replica of the temple Menorah. The

Some messages are simply too important to miss. One such message, I believe, emerges from two words in the Talmud’s short discussion of the Chanukah

Reb Dovid Winiarz, zt”l, a”h L’zecher nishmas Reb Dovid Avraham ben Chia Kehas Winiarz, a”h Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa had once said, “Kol she’ruach habrios

There’s a common theme connecting the double whammy of commercialized holidays, which are also known as the Thanksgiving-Black Friday-holiday frenzy. These holidays are about appreciating

The first week of Congregation Ohr HaTorah’s boys’ Motzei Shabbat learning program saw over 50 boys attend with their fathers/grandfathers. The program takes place weekly

There’s a concept brought down in Eruvin 31 that mitzvot lav lehanot nitnu, mitzvot were not given for pleasure. Yet Rashi explains that when God

Shabbat Parshat Lech Lecha 5778 After Yom Kippur, a young man approached me to thank me for what he said was truly “an inspirational service.”

Our sedra begins with a description of the “toldot” of Noach, who is described as an “ish tzadik, tamim haya bedorotav,” a righteous man who

In our home, we take the custom of eating challah with honey during this time of year very seriously. If having honey is symbolic to

There is a wonderful idiom that “the walls have ears.” It is interpreted to mean that a speaker should be careful, as someone may be

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov tells of a prince who became mad and thought he was a turkey. He felt compelled to sit naked under the

We have all experienced frustration at some point in our lives due to difficulty grasping a concept. As cognitively active beings, mankind must make sense