We would have settled for the Mega Million, which produced a winning ticket of $450 million, but instead we were the winners of the Powerball.
Part 11 (written 2004) (Continued from last week) One time, when I was on guard duty at the ammunition depot together with a few others,
When the first of January rolls around each year, I can’t help myself but wonder who ever thought the dead of winter lends itself as
“One need not destroy one’s enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage.” —Sun Tzu No one could reasonably be expected to know everything
Today’s topic is: Name yarmulkas—good idea or bad idea? To be honest, it’s a weird idea. My kids aren’t allowed to come to yeshiva wearing
Part 2 For five years, the Federal Enforcement Agency said they would not prosecute in states where legalization has occurred, but now Sessions has put
In my adult life, weather has become big news, and I, like many people my age, though acknowledging the peculiarity of this fact, am still
I stood outside your blue and white synagogue in Gondar, Ethiopia, for the first time a little over a month ago, hoping to contribute to
May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Menachem Mendel Ben Harav Yoel David Balk, a”h. This week we learned Shavuot
The word “olam” appears over 400 times in Tanach (in various forms). Even though we are used to it meaning “world,” this was not its
It is always intriguing to note the different choices for the hafatarah between Sephardim and Ashkenazim. A poignant example is the selection for Parshat Shemot.
During one of my visits to Eretz Yisrael a few years ago, I was getting ready to shave before Shabbos. Although my shaver was wired
