The sun beat down on a hot August day in Kochav Yaakov near Jerusalem. We were greeted by our old friends, Avi and Bat-Chen Grossman, into their house. In showing us around, Avi brought me to his backyard where he…
Goatees on religious Jews are a dying breed. They were once worn by top Rabbis and are now ignored in favor of the full beard. However, one will admit that it looks good. Without further ado, I present the following…
Tunis, Tunisia, 1773 Died:Tunis, Tunisia, 1839 Rabbi of Tunis, a man of miracles and wonders, Kabbalist. Rabbi Yehoshua was constantly on guard protecting the Jews of Tunisia from being persecuted by the Moslem people. One of his friends was the…
R’ Tuvia Singer states that as an experienced diver, he dived in the Red Sea as well as throughout most of the world (save for the Muslim countries). He points that the Red Sea has a flat drop wall dive…
I’ve seen “The Season of Pepsi Meyers” on Judaica store bookshelves for over a year now and, though I’m a baseball fan of both the Yankees and Blue Jays, had reservations about purchasing it. I’ve come across cheesy, poorly plotted…
יואלי קליין – ״ואפילו בהסתרה״ | הקליפ הרשמי חיים ישראל – מתוך ההסתרה Meidad Tasa Benny Friedman מבט – שיר של חסידות ברסלב “ואפילו בהסתרה” מטריף את המגזר החרדי – כתבתו של איציק הלפרין Speaking at a yartzheit seuda…
It’s difficult to not watch more than once. Here is the original version, with both Hebrew and English subtitles: Hebrew Lyrics thanks to http://shironet.mako.co.il/artist?type=lyrics&lang=1&prfid=10755&wrkid=38071 מודה אני עומר אדם מילים: אבי אוחיון לחן: אסף צרויה מודה אני כל בוקר שהחזרת את…
Read the images below. I counted Sarah being “begrudging” five times in this piece. It got so bad that Reb Elihu Levine, who translated the Kli Yakar into English, apologetically wrote below that “she didn’t REALLY mean it…” Worth a…
(Let’s get this post viral). What seminary did Rivka Imeinu attend? What long line of Rabbis did Avraham Avinu come from? Did Yaakov Avinu have a Chasidic wedding with Leah? How many times did Moshe Rabbeinu visit the Kotel? Did…
