From http://onthemainline.blogspot.com/2011/02/unknown-portrait-of-vilna-gaon.html: ” This is from page 2 of the Camden News of Camden, Arkansas Saturday, May 15, 1937. Since someone is going to joke that the Vilna Gaon is not wearing a yarmulke, but the Cardinal is – well, I…
Originally from Baltimore Jewish Life. By BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Rabbi Elchonon Oberstein Rabbi Yosef Tendler is the Menahel (Principal) of Ner Israel’s High School and has had an impact on thousands of talmidim. The following is his story, told in his words…
This is why strict supervision is a must. Without checks and balances, anything goes. Also see 28 Desserts that Rely on a Shocking Ingredient: Bacon: Butterscotch Pie with Walnut-Bacon Toffee This recipe started as an experiment in making…
This is why strict supervision is a must. Without checks and balances, anything goes. Video: Food you would never eat, if you knew what it was made of https://www.facebook.com/ProjectNightfall/videos/285125936122907/UzpfSTU5ODMwNzI2MTpWSzozMjk0ODgxMjc3MjM3MjU0/ Video: Prof. Zvi Koren and Red Lipstick Video: A Gorgeous…
Video series: Bugs in Salad that we eat without Checking Excerpted from “Me, the Office Rabbi:” https://www.aish.com/jw/s/Me-the-Office-Rabbi.html The Non-Kosher Restaurant My resolve to keep my religious beliefs private is tested one day when I’m invited out to lunch…
Statue and image/brand removal in the name of being offensive is becoming a thing. Quaker Oats is changing the Aunt Jemima brand due to its long association with racism. Confederate statues are slowly getting removed. The US $20 dollar bill…
Article by Arale Weisberg, translated by Josh Halickman Published in the Magazine Shevii 7th June 2019 Every morning, even on a Hapoel Jerusalem game day, Amar’e Stoudemire arrives at Yeshiva to learn Gemara, Halacha and Torah. He’s allowed to…
Techeiles is a Mitzvah in the Torah that has been lost for 1,300 years. Upon its revival, it naturally has received its healthy dose of skepticism for various reasons. This is my “top 10” list of common objections to wearing…
By: Israel Schachter on June 5, 2020 This is about Rav Schachter. Please read it. Please. My brother Shay (of Young Israel of Woodmere) was recently a guest on the “Behind the Bima” Podcast hosted by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg of…
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This post originally was seen at BeisHamikdashTopics by Yoav Elan. It is widely known that techeiles (the blue dye) comes from a sea creature called the chilazon. Many hundreds of these animals had to be harvested from the bottom of the ocean in…
This is an incredible resource, in that this gives you the recipe. Translated by Dr. Israel Ziderman, and edited by me. That said, I found out about the exact translation of the “mystery chemicals” below: Tartar Deporat – (Cream of…
See this presentation below on how to get the blue color. Sunlight at a specific stage. Making purple, then steam in a very hot temperature (or boiling water). R’ Toporovich – even if you take solution and boil it, turns…
By Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein. Apparently Kachol used to mean dark and/or silvery. Techeiles and Sapir (sapphire) were used to simply mean “blue.” The original, unedited piece was in Google Groups “What’s in a Word?” The English language is blessed…
Let’s build a case, based on the videos shared in the Radzyner album and other resources, for the validity of one wearing Radzyner Techeiles. FWIW I’m aware of R’ Michael Shlomo Bar Ron’s video which I respectfully refuted for the…
R’ Aron Steinmetz gave a shiur at the Dzikov Kollel in Boro Park back in July 2018. These are pictures from the event. Dzhikov Flyer – kolel or yechezkale Dzhikov Flyer – kolel Ateres Yehoshua Dzhikov Flyer – today
On June 3, 2009, Rabbi Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer gave a 15 minute class on common Jewish urban legends and misconceptions. A must-hear.
