Excerpting: “Living Chessed,” By Avrohom Asher Makovsky. Mesorah Publications Ltd. 2023. Hardcover. 343 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1422632864. (Courtesy of Artscroll) Chesed. It’s in your hands. (And

Reviewing: “90 Seconds: The Epic Story of Eli Beer and United Hatzalah” by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer. Mesorah Publications Ltd. 2023. Hardcover. 499 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1422633076.

Keil Kana Describing Hashem as a “Keil Kana—a jealous God” in Parshat Ki Tisa (Shemot 34:14), seems unflattering. Avot 4:21 states that jealousy, (unbridled) desire

If you’re a homeowner, chances are that at some point your sink will back up, and your spouse will ask you to look at it.

הוּא (הִלֵּל) הָיָה אוֹמֵר… וְאִם לֹא עַכְשָׁיו, אֵימָתָי (אבות א:יד): Hillel closes his series of statements in the first perek with a short, four-word question:

A few weeks ago, an old friend called me to ask if I knew any good stories about someone who was in a very challenging

A battle royale took place last week in state Supreme Court in Albany. On the one hand, yeshiva leaders believe they are seeing the end

Rav Simcha Wasserman—the renowned rosh yeshiva and pioneering educator—was the eldest son of the martyred gaon, Reb Elchonon, Hy”d. A “down to earth” talmid chacham,

וַאֲנִי הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי אִתּוֹ אֵת אָהֳלִיאָב בֶּן אֲחִיסָמָךְ לְמַטֵּה דָן וּבְלֵב כָּל חֲכַם לֵב נָתַתִּי חָכְמָה וְעָשׂוּ אֵת כָּל אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִךָ: (שמות לא:ו) “I have

Parshat Ki Tissa When we listen to the prophetic words of the Navi Yechezkel that are read this Shabbat, we might wonder why this 36th

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I give a shiur to a few people before Shacharit and aim to finish when