Kiss Fat Goodbye
It’s hard to resist the allure of a gadget that lets you have your cake, or, in this case, your French fries, and eat it too.
Parshat Shemini
Leaders have to make many difficult decisions - decisions that affect, often negatively, other people.
The Zapruder Film: A Piece Of Jewish History
On November 22, 1963, Abraham Zapruder created one of the most famous, and valuable, pieces of film and became forever linked with one of...
Q & A: Praying In Other Languages (Part IX)
Question: When reciting a berachah in English, does a person fulfill his obligation if he says “Hashem” instead of “L-rd” or “G-d”?
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Iranian Wrinkle
Israel is not a party to these discussions, but is being kept abreast of them.
The Merit Of Eretz Yisrael
While his only motivation may have been to earn a living for himself, he is providing a substantial gain to those he does business with. In this scenario, $850,000 of his efforts are going to vendors, suppliers, and employees. An
Rashi’s Prediction
The UN condemns Israel on a constant basis for crimes it has not committed, and continually attempts to recognize the Palestinian claim to the land (with the exception to the Trump administration as we will shortly discuss).
Modeh Bemiktzat Oath In The Case Of Partial Admission (Siman 75:4)
The security interest is equivalent to heilach, tendering payment of the debt, because it empowers the court to seize and sell the defendant’s land to cover the debt.
I Met Nikki Haley At AIPAC
obvious takeaway from this week’s annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington D.C. is that Ambassador Nikki Haley is more of a superhero than Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman.
‘For Rav Hirsch, All Mankind Is Precious To God’: An Interview With Rabbi Dr....
For Rav Hirsch, when Hakadosh Baruch Hu chose Klal Yisrael to be the am segulah, He was not rejecting the rest of mankind.
Raya Jaglom: The Queen Of Multitasking
A pro at multitasking, she also held many other public offices.
A Tale Of Three Dresses (A Story For Pesach)
My vintage black design still elicited wows and universal admiration. This time around, it was a perfect bubby dress, a smashing success.
Solzhenitsyn And Wiesel
Wiesel’s somewhat inconsistent position on Solzhenitsyn reflected both praise and disappointment.
Learning Torah With Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin
A unique perspective on Sholom Rubashkin in prison-from a friend AND fellow inmate.
Benjamin Koenigsberg, 20th Century Jewish Leader
During World War II he served as a member of the draft board for the Lower East Side.
Winter Soup with Homemade Croutons
The amazing thing about a pureed soup is that it is pretty hard to mess up.
Title: Megillat Esther Mesorat HaRav: Commentary Based on the Teachings of Rabbi Joseph B....
The Rav astutely notes that the story of Esther tells us in the most lively, realistic fashion, with a tinge of refined yet biting sarcasm, about paradoxical, absurd events, which are both tragic and comical at the same time.