Judaism as a culture and religion is admittedly reactive by nature. One example, in terms of Halacha, Jews blow the Shofar on Mussaf rather than Shacharis, since the Romans got scared of battle calls against them and in response they…
***UPDATE 2018-10-15*** I composed an additional list of More Gedolim, Rabbis, and awesome people that wear techeiles here. This list is in no particular order though only should show the quality of Rabbis that are proudly wearing Tekhelet from…
Copied from Torah.org. Boldness added for emphasis: By Rabbi Yitzchok Rubin A sweet story is always worth repeating. A young student once went to see the Lev Simcha (R’ Simcha Bunim Alter). When asked which yeshiva he attended, he replied…
During our trip in Israel we decided to stop at Soramelo for Belgian waffles for the following reasons: 1. We read a piece in Ami Magazine about how awesome the experience was, 2. TripAdvisor reviewers were touting the location and…
During my stay in Israel, one place my wife and I went to for a new stroller was Shilav, Israel’s version of Babies ‘R Us, at the Malha. We saw a stroller at a relatively unbelievable price and decided to…
Recently my wife, kids and I were in Israel, and one of the places we visited was Tzfat. Big Kabbalastic city that’s become more and more known for it’s art. One place recommended to us by a friend was to…
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…
By: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Behind Jewish belief in Torah she-be-al Peh, the “Oral Law”, lies a fundamental truth. The meaning of a text is not given by the text itself. Between a text and its meaning lies the act of interpretation…
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…
The Career Corner By Chaim Shapiro Dear Chaim, I recently started a new job. I had been out of work for a while, so I didn’t want to take any chances during the application process. I did not mention that…
