A Halachic Dilemma What if one mistakenly recites a bracha on dairy food during the six hours after eating meat? Is it better for him
Growing up in the 70s, in the aftermath of the Six-Day War, I heard a comment which, even as a young boy, troubled me. A
In the middle section of this week’s parsha, Avraham orders his trusted servant (who our Sages inform us was Eliezer) to journey and find a
The rather well-known Haftarah that we read this Shabbat is taken from the very first perek of Sefer Melachim and describes the final days of
לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: Is it permitted to use a unicycle on Shabbat? Answer: We have, in the past,
In this week’s parsha of Chayei Sarah we find that Eliezer, Avraham’s servant, makes a deal with Hashem. If a girl approaches and offers water
Death as Ingathering Whereas Lech Lecha and Vayera depict the lives of Avraham and Sarah, Chayei Sarah describes the transition from them to the next
Have you ever dreamed of being the king or queen of your very own castle? My friend Yankel always wanted a castle. He eventually found
קדושין על ידי שליח Kiddushin 41a Some grooms get to see their bride for the first time just moments before the wedding. Others date their
It was one of those picture-perfect, beautiful spring mornings. I had davened at an early minyan that Shabbos morning in early May down the block
גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב אָנֹכִי עִמָּכֶם תְּנוּ לִי אֲחֻזַּת קֶבֶר עִמָּכֶם וְאֶקְבְּרָה מֵתִי מִלְּפָנָי: (בראשית כג/ד) I am a foreigner and a resident among you; give me
There’s a story about a prominent rosh yeshiva who, in his youth, attended summer camp. Once, a Chassidishe rebbe, who was somewhat overweight, came to
