It is often considered an established fact that the purpose of technology is to make our lives easier. But nothing is ever that simple for

I was actually excited to attend my landmark college reunion this spring, to reconnect with cherished friends and reminisce over one of the sweetest and

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Part 4 (Continued from last week) An acquaintance, who once visited in Washington Heights over Shabbat and came to Breuer’s on Friday night, commented to

The cleaning lady came in today. We don’t actually have a cleaning lady, so it’s a little weird. Okay, it’s not so weird. We’re making

During the Passover seder, many Jews read the Haggadah by committee, going around the table as each participant reads a paragraph or two. It is

What’s better than a fresh, hot pizza right out of the oven? Only a fresh hot chametz-free pizza right out of the oven on Chol

Tura Winery, located in the pastoral Central Mountains of Israel, prides itself on its excellent wines produced by the finest soil in the Holy Land.

We finally understand why Chazal composed the fourth bracha of Birkat HaMazon, “HaTov V’hameitiv,” in an expression of profound gratitude to Hashem for facilitating the

The Question: I recall hearing for the first time the exciting news that my beloved rav, Rav Hershel Schachter, rules that it is permissible for

In our Kiddush every Shabbat morning we recite the following phrase from Ex. 31:17: “For six days God created the heaven and the earth and

May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Menachem Mendel ben Harav Yoel David Balk, a”h, and Meira Chaya Nechama Beracha, a”h,