It all started on visiting day during the summer of 2015. The Friedmans were driving in the Catskills on Route 17, between Exits
In Parshat Vayigash we read how Yaakov was introduced to Pharaoh. When Pharaoh first sees Yaakov he is amazed to see someone who looks so
The fast of Asara b’Tevet (“the 10th of Tevet”) is unique when compared to the other fast days that are mentioned in the Prophets. Even
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
