Yosef recognized his brothers, but his brothers didn’t recognize him (Bereishis 42:8). Why they didn’t recognize him is discussed (see Rashi), but what about the

On Bava Kamma 20a, Rabba and Rava argue about the level of compensation one must pay if an animal ate expensive produce in the public

It’s interesting that we learn the idea that Chanukah candles can’t be lit at a height of more than 20 amot, from the idea that

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: After Havdala, I recited quietly the bracha acharona (blessing after eating) on grape juice by

Recently my daughter gave birth to her fourth child and she and her husband gave him the name “Chaim Bentzion.” That second name was the

Every so often things come up that can seriously affect Klal Yisroel. Excessive pricing and rising economic costs is one example. Halacha is filled with

Parshat Mikeitz starts by stating that this has been the end of two years. The irony is that while this was said to be the

It pays to recall our failures. As Pharaoh struggles to find an interpretation of his dreams (Bereishit 41:9), his chief butler comes forth with a

What do some types of Cicada insects and the haftorah to be read this year on Shabbat Miketz have in common? The answer is a

On one occasion Rav Lazer Shach, zt’l was not feeling well and slept past the early time of Kerias Shema (the z’man of the Magen

א) וַיְהִי מִקֵּץ שְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים וּפַרְעֹה חֹלֵם וְהִנֵּה עֹמֵד עַל הַיְאֹר:  … (ד) וַתֹּאכַלְנָה הַפָּרוֹת רָעוֹת הַמַּרְאֶה וְדַקֹּת הַבָּשָׂר אֵת שֶׁבַע הַפָּרוֹת יְפֹת הַמַּרְאֶה וְהַבְּרִיאֹת

Our parsha begins with, “It happened at the end of two years to the day: And Pharaoh was dreaming…” The two years refers to Yosef’s