The Kashrus and Halachos of Honey The kashrus of honey and products made from honey has been the topic of discussion from time immemorial. We

As I sit on a bench at the First Station in Jerusalem, just about to leave Israel for a weeklong conference in the U.S., I

Editor’s Note: Rabbi Jeremy Wieder, a Rosh Yeshiva at RIETS, responded to queries from a number of students and friends as to how he felt

We have all read about the recent vibrant (and often even nasty) discussion of women studying Talmud. I would like to avoid the polemics and

Camp is an amazing place. In a certain sense it’s a fantasy land where a camper can spend all day with friends, have a slumber

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Is there a reason to celebrate? Just because when a young lady reaches the age of 12 and a boy reaches the age of 13

Rabbi Gil Student runs a carefully curated website called Torahmusings.com, that reaches approximately 6,000 people each weekday. A Manhattan finance manager by day, Rabbi Student

That gosh darn Farmer’s Almanac—what is that thing exactly? According to Wikipedia, the Old Farmer’s Almanac is a reference book that contains weather forecasts, tide

I’m kind of glad the summer’s almost over, because it means I no longer have to put on that mascot costume again for my kids’

It’s interesting what stays with us over the years. When I attended NCSY as a high school student over 25 years ago, I heard a

Is there anything more ordinary than a woman going to a hair salon? Usually you feel better when leaving, having been pampered, pruned and plied