This summer was supposed to have been a momentous one for Yellowstone National Park. Celebrating its 150th anniversary—the first national park in the world to
Rebbe Aharon Perlow, zt”l — the third rebbe of the Karliner dynasty — was known by the name of his sefer, “Beis Aharon.” A beloved
Discovering and enjoying true happiness this Sukkot and beyond. With Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur behind us, we are about to enter the chag of
Zman Simchateinu Though there is a mitzvah of simcha on all Yamim Tovim, only Sukkot is described as “zman simchateinu, the time of our joy.”’1
Sukkot carries a unique emphasis of being happy and joyous: “You should rejoice before Hashem for seven days” (Vayikra, 23:40). It’s zman simchateinu. How can
The Mishna in Sukkah 4:5 describes the Second Temple practice of taking the arava branches and circling the mizbeach once every day of Sukkot, and
Some things in life are similar. Some different. And the halachos of sukkah and of matzah have some of both. The Gemara in Pesachim (6a)
Have you ever considered that among the many definitions that explain us as a people, is our ability to transform ourselves from clenched fists on
When words take wing, they modulate into song. That is what they do here in Ha’azinu as Moses, with the Angel of Death already in
יִזְבְּחוּ לַשֵּׁדִים לֹא אֱלֹ’ אֱלֹקים לֹא יְדָעוּם חֲדָשִׁים מִקָּרֹב בָּאוּ לֹא שְׂעָרוּם אֲבֹתֵיכֶם: (דברים לב:יז) יִזְבְּחוּ לַשֵּׁדִים לֹא אֱלֹ’ אֱלֹקים לֹא יְדָעוּם חֲדָשִׁים מִקָּרֹב בָּאוּ
As I’ve progressed through life, my titles have gradually increased. I started out as Joshy. I recall the first bar mitzvah invitation where I was
If we do it before Pesach with our chometz, could we do it before Yom Kippur with our sins? Authorization for Sale of Sins 1.
