Permission to share “with my friends” granted by the author himself. A beautiful explanation of the back-drop to how the ancient Egyptians didn’t trust anybody and that the Jews were in a bad situation being in Egypt.
Will the Real Techeiles / Tekhelet Color Please Show Up
Preface: I personally am a big fan of techeiles being restored. Ptil Tekhelet has done a tremendous job in compiling the 100+ years worth of research and has made this wonderful Mitzvah available to us. I also want to express…
Top 40+outRageous and ridiCulous Shidduch quesTions
All of these are actual questions. Names and specific details have been censored out. All Megillah stories have been shortened as well. Externalities Unisex Is the boy’s/girl’s mother/sister(s) overweight? To Males A shtark bochur in yeshiva asked me to rate…
Be Careful About Assuming Mesorah
No comments. I will let the pics do the talking. Some of these were from a FB group “sounds Yeshivish but okay” and some were from elsewhere. This is the one exception. Tabloids assumed the Arba Minim were flowers for…
Why I’m Tired of Chanuka Speeches Against Greek / Secular Culture
I love Chanuka. It’s a great time for family with a rich history teaching a multitude of lessons for people of all ages. The lights, songs, prayers and foods really enhance the holiday. The above said, one thing that bothers…
אייל גולן ג’ונגל קליפ – Eyal Golan Jungle Clip
I can’t get this song out of my head now. ג’ונגל אייל גולן הקליפ הרשמי הצטרפו לעמוד הרשמי של אייל גולן בפייסבוק: http://facebook.com/eyalgolanofficial מילים: יוסי גיספן לחן: עדי לאון עיבוד: תמיר צור אם אני ואת היינו נולדים בג’ונגל במקום שאי…
Kabbalastic Image from Hamehapach 4 by Zamir Cohen – on Birkat Kohanim
To Wear Tekhelet, One Cannot Think Orthodox
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…
Top 32 Rabbis and Founders Wearing Tekhelet/Techeiles
***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 the…
Everyone Should Be a Baal Teshuva – King David Knew it Best
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…
Eatery Review – Soramelo at Shuk Mahane Yehuda
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…
Customer Review – Shilav at Malha Mall – שילב
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…
Quilted Art Glass – Tried and Tested Things to Do With Kids In Israel
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…
Torah LeMaaseh – Learning and Doing Torah
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…
Yair Nitzani and the Strange Workers on the Jewish Holidays
Top 26 Religious Jews that Had Serious Goatees
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…
Mishpatim (5770) – The Meaning of Texts
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…
Rabbi Yehoshua Besis of Tunisia
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…