Shabbat HaChodesh Parshat Shemini In the first two pesukim of this week’s haftarah (according to the Ashkenazi minhag), the navi Yechezkel depicts the required gifts

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: My coordination, balance and eyesight have deteriorated. Despite my best efforts, not infrequently on Shabbat

Reb Mendel Futerfas was a legendary mashpiah, known for his incredible self-sacrifice and resilience in the face of Soviet persecution. With incredible resolve and inner

Sefer Vayikra is when we tend to find creative ways to discuss anything but the parsha. During this period between Purim and Pesach, when the

Pesach is just around the corner, so soon, you might meet with your rabbi to arrange the sale of chametz. At that meeting, he’ll probably

Recently, we have been reading about a 91 year old rabbi, Rav Meyer Leifer, and his family, who took in a 67 year old woman

וַיֹּאמֶר משֶׁה אֶל אַהֲרֹן הוּא אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְדֹוָד לֵאמֹר בִּקְרֹבַי אֶקָּדֵשׁ וְעַל פְּנֵי כָל הָעָם אֶכָּבֵד וַיִּדֹּם אַהֲרֹן (ויקרא י:ג) “Then Moshe said to Aharon,

Bava Meitzia 30b Most Shabbatot after shul, my Dad, Dayan Grunfeld, zt”l would take me by the hand and together we would climb the steep

Upon completion of the Mishkan’s inauguration and the first day of the sacrificial service, our parsha (9:23) says that “Moshe and Aharon came to the

Sefer Vayikra consists primarily of commandments, with a bit of narrative here and there. Some of the commandments were taught in the Mishkan, and some

Yaakov’s sons have made their way to Egypt in search of sustenance for the family. Nabbed by Egyptian guards and accused of engaging in foreign

 Last week, I had the opportunity to hear one of the mothers of the hostages speak. A woman by the name of Einav Efrat spoke