Tradition Or Torpor? Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski Z”l On Tekhelet
Rabbi Twerski once recalled how in his childhood, there were some in his community who wore the Tekhelet threads produced according to the great...
We Defy The Odds
What were the chances that our father, Avraham, would have a son at the age of 100?
Memorial Day In The USA Was A Big Joke
I can live to be 1,000 and will never understand how Memorial Day is commemorated in the United States. According to the website Military.com,...
Last Week
I had planned to write about some of the highlights from the hearings of the January 6 Committee. However, so many things happened this past week...
Summer Is No Time For The Blues
Everybody likes a summer vacation, but in the last two years taking one was difficult. The pandemic, quarantines, rioting, and economic hardships...
Style & Living
Zichron Yaakov
When we received the invitation to a family engagement party in Zichron Yaakov, I was thrilled despite the distant location. The picturesque town,...
An Unusual Road To Shabbos Observance
Gary and Lisa were a young married couple living happily in South Africa back in the mid-1990s. They both worked in the field of corporate clothing, with...
Where Are The People?
Do you remember, back in the day, when you needed a phone number? You would dial 0 for an operator (dial means to place your finger on a number with a...
Torah
Sh’lach: Don’t Tell Me What to Do!
Sh’lach: Don’t Tell Me What to Do! Sefer BaMidbar is filled with one tragic mistake after another. This week’s disaster is the episode of the spies...
Bearing Responsibility
In Parshas D’varim, Moshe Rabbeinu tells the Jewish people, “Hashem was angry with me, as well, because of you, saying you shall not come there”...
B’Haaloscha: Taking A Stand On Jewish Education
What makes a student “bright”? This week’s sidrah opens with the daily commandment to light the Menorah in the Mikdash. Rashi (BaMidbar8:2)...
