Connecting With Shabbos, One Carving at a Time
For many years, my wife, Lisa, and I have had a hand-painted floral wooden Shabbos and Yom Tov challah cutting board with a clear plastic
For many years, my wife, Lisa, and I have had a hand-painted floral wooden Shabbos and Yom Tov challah cutting board with a clear plastic
May the Torah learning be a merit for the neshamah of Menachem Mendel Ben Harav Yoel David Balk a”h This past week we learned Gittin
Shemot: 20:2 (A glossary of the Internet abbreviations used in this story is available at the bottom of this post.) Yonie Potashnick was not a
When you walk into your shul, yeshiva or beis medrash this week, you may find a goldmine waiting for you in the form of a
Part II In Part I of this series we came to understand that the ability to “forgive, even when one can’t forget,” continues to be
Part II Last week we noted the concern of many of the congregants at Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck, regarding the rulings
Many of you were not happy with the snow that befell us this week. We looked at the flakes on Shabbos and remarked how tiny
This week’s column was almost co-written by son #1. You see, mom of the year, which would be me, drove sons #1 and 2 to
So, I don’t know if this is good news or not, but scientists at MIT have recently created what they’re calling “The world’s most difficult
In an attempt to be an engaging conversation partner we sometimes find ourselves thinking, even obsessing over what we should say next. We become so
“I was discussing the use of email and how impersonal it can be; how people will now email someone across the room rather than go
In my last article I spoke about the importance of having a deep, visceral understanding that you have inherent value. You are part of the