‘In Every Generation They Try To Destroy Us…’

Posted on: April 17th, 2014

Amazingly, each and every blade was green and moist as if it was just freshly cut.

Pesach – The Holiday of Freedom

Posted on: April 17th, 2014

All the commentaries ask why Hashem focuses on the Exodus as opposed to saying, “I am Hashem who created the entire world.”

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Shabbos Chol HaMoed Pesach: The Dry Bones Prophecy

Posted on: April 17th, 2014

Someone who focuses only on the bones of the Torah makes his bones dry and passionless.

President Obama’s Passover Statement

Posted on: April 16th, 2014

The following is President Obama’s statement on Passover (April 14, 2014). As he has in the past, the President held an official Passover Seder at the White House. Michelle and I send our warmest greetings to all those celebrating Passover in the United States, in Israel, and around the world. On Tuesday, just as we […]

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Dust Off The Windows (Part Three)

Posted on: April 14th, 2014

The tendency to rely on human beings rather than G-d has been our curse throughout the centuries.

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The Hidden Message Of The Four Children

Posted on: April 14th, 2014

“Who is wise? One who learns from each person” (Pirkei Avot 4:1)

To Ask Is To Grow

Posted on: April 14th, 2014

In Judaism, to be without questions is a sign not of faith, but of lack of depth.

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More Than Enough

Posted on: April 14th, 2014

"I'll try to help as we can," said Mr. Goodman, "but we already made a special appeal this year. Let me see what other funds we have. I'll be in touch with you in a day or two."

The Merit Of Trusting Hashem

Posted on: April 14th, 2014

Rashi is bothered by the expression Hashem used: “the Jews need only travel.”

Daf Yomi

Posted on: April 14th, 2014

Reckoning Time ‘Three Festivals, Even Out Of Order’ (Beizah 19b)

What I Leaned From Playing Poker

Posted on: April 14th, 2014

Two husbands were there to instruct us in Texas hold ‘em – and we needed them.

Chol Hamo’ed Pesach

Posted on: April 14th, 2014

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Q & A: Sefirat HaOmer – When To Start Counting (Part III)

Posted on: April 14th, 2014

Question: Why do we start counting sefirat ha’omer in chutz la’aretz on the second night of Pesach when the omer in the times of the Beit Hamikdash was cut on Chol HaMoed? M. Goldman (Via E-Mail)

Reading The Labels For Pesach

Posted on: April 14th, 2014

A few background principles regarding the prohibitions of chametz mixtures on Pesach may provide some shopping guidance.

Chametz After Pesach

Posted on: April 14th, 2014

According to the Rambam, the k’nas applies to any chametz on Pesach with which one could, in theory, transgress the aveirah – even if no transgression actually occurred.

Matir Assurim — A True Teshuvah Story

Posted on: April 11th, 2014

She was followed by the shadows of the Six Million, by the ever so subtle awareness of their vanished presence.

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Pesach: Relationships And Sandwiches

Posted on: April 11th, 2014

Marror is the reliving of the bitter enslavement and matzah is the under-eighteen-minutes redemption.

Is it Time to Abandon Kitniyot?

Posted on: April 11th, 2014

Rabbi David Bar-Hayim argues it is time for Ashkenazim to abandon the prohibition against Kitnyot. What do you think?

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Bentleys, Matzos and the Chumra Machine

Posted on: April 10th, 2014

Is handmade always better?

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My Father’s Photograph Of ‘Divine Providence’

Posted on: April 10th, 2014

As his bomber lost altitude with the ground rushing up, my father remembered his last thought: “How am I going to get out of this?

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