“If It’s From Hashem, It Must Be Good”: Remembering Berish Teichman
On Shabbos, Parshas Chayei Sarah, the world lost a person who, in my eyes, was one of the hidden lamed-vav (36) tzadikim of the world. Berish...
Politics
American Jews: Do This Now!
In the last several weeks, I received dozens of emails and messages from people telling me to write an article about why Jews in America need to...
Raf And The Daf
I am Raf. I do the Daf. That Raf, he does Daf. I do not like Raf who does Daf.
The Family Rabbi
A life-changing event has the potential to inspire individuals to rethink how they live. For nonobservant Jews, a birth, bar/bas mitzvah, wedding,...
Style & Living
Fear Is In The Eyes Of The Beholder
Every person has his own particular situations that frighten him, as fear is part of the human condition. Some things are universally scary, like...
Anti-Semitism At Paris Fashion Week
According to the JTA, an Israeli fashion model said that she was denied a job offer from a Lebanon-born French designer because of her nationality.
Nutrition Notes
Dear Alice, I just got back from Miami and I am so disappointed. For the first time ever, I actually stayed on my plan while on vacation. I didn’t...
Torah
Wasted Wine
Pharaoh asked Moshe to pray to G-d to remove the frogs. Moshe Rabbeinu prayed and the frogs went away. The same thing happened with the plague of...
Kindliness Is G-dliness
And Pharaoh sent for Moshe and Aharon and said to them, “I have sinned this time. Hashem is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.” – Sh’mos 9:27
The ‘Nature’ Of Miracles
Imagine you meet someone and immediately notice something peculiar: He incessantly claps his hands. The next day, you realize that once again he is...
