When Moshe fled from Pharaoh, he went to ארץ מדין (Shemos 2:15). Since מדין was one of the sons Avraham had with Ketura (Bereishis 25:2),
לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: Reuven and four friends rented a car that had bangs and scratches from Shimon; Reuven
Although national elections are a little less than a year away, many of the presidential hopefuls are filled with dread lest any of their rivals
Every Friday night we reenact one of the most moving scenes in the book of Bereishit. Jacob, reunited with Joseph, is ill. Joseph comes to
Rav Hershel Schachter famously questions the permissibility of all contemporary commercial milk, but the overwhelming majority of poskim, including Rav Asher Weiss (Teshuvot Minchat Asher
Fearing entombment in Egypt, Ya’akov begs his son Yosef to bury him in Israel. He is so worried that he will become an Egyptian shrine
A close friend of mine asked Rav Yitzchok Kolodetsky shlita for a bracha for parnasa (livelihood). Rav Kolodetsky responded, “I will give you the bracha
Soldiers go out to war and do not know if they will return. If the worst happens and they do not return, their wives cannot
לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I am a left-handed kohen. In anticipation of the rebuilding of the Beit Hamikdash, realizing
Rav Yisroel Belsky, z”l, rosh yeshiva of Torah Vodaath, was a leading halachic authority and hands-on posek, a talented musician, well versed in “secular” knowledge,
God Intends The Good Yosef Hatzaddik was in a terrible situation. Sold into slavery by his own brothers, he had every reason to feel wronged.
Bava Kamma 34b Using one’s creative powers, seven days a week, may lead one to believe in oneself as a creator. This danger is averted
