Sefiras HaOmer: Building Our Character
I took my children to an indoor video game arcade on a rainy day of Chol Hamoed. Most of the people there were children and
I took my children to an indoor video game arcade on a rainy day of Chol Hamoed. Most of the people there were children and
After dealing with the laws of the Yom Kippur Service in the Beit Hamikdash, the pasuk concludes with the words “This shall be to you
This weekend, many people will celebrate an unusual custom of having “shlissel challah” for Shabbos. Apparently, there is a custom in some communities of baking
It was an absolute unique maamad that transpired in the home of HaGaon HaRav Berel Povarsky, shlita, senior rosh yeshiva at the Ponevezh Yeshiva. Rav
Before one Pesach during World War II, the Bluzhever Rebbe was in a concentration camp and managed to salvage some flour to covertly bake a
As we enter Pesach, the holiday of faith, we must reinforce our commitment to embarking on the journey of faith. There are five stages in
The image of the ger, or stranger, appears at crucial junctures in the Passover story. In the Bereishit narratives, it is used to foreshadow the
Last Thursday, April 11, was a very exciting day. I had been waiting for weeks. Israel was scheduled to land the Beresheet rocket on the
The first seven makos took a heavy toll on Mitzrayim. When Moshe Rabbeinu gives Pharaoh the warning of the upcoming eighth plague of arbeh, locusts,
You may have heard many beautiful ideas about what the theme(s) of Pesach is, what Pesach stands for, what it reminds us of, etc. Some
The story of Yetziat Mitzrayim and the miracles of Pesach showcase many different “dramas.” Of course, the primary narrative is the great theological milestone: God’s
Dirshu siyum on Maseches Chulin is the antidote against anti-religious mayor. “The city of Teveriah has never seen such a powerful, overt demonstration of the