The New York Times has an extremely positive article about Torah observant Jews, starting off with a discussion about a really nice and upscale supermarket in Brooklyn, called Pomegranate. They’ve got kosher everything –...
The following audio lectures are available from Ani Maamin, run by Rabbi Dovid Sapirman. These lectures are on the fundamentals of Jewish belief, and are being made available freely thanks to a donation of...
What is Now Acceptable Rav Samson Roephel Hirsch wrote in the 1800s in Germany that, if necessary, a Jew could shake the hands of the person of the opposite sex in a business setting....
THE INFORMATION ON THIS ARTICLE IS NOW LARGELY OUT OF DATE – THE MINYAN HAS MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION AS HAS THE KOSHER FOOD. Loon Mountain Ski Resort (directions from New York) in...
There are two English-language biographies of the Satmar Rebbe. I tried them both, and the clear winner is the publication from Israel Book Shop by Rabbi Dovid Meisels. Some Background The Rebbe was clearly exceedingly...
Rabbi Elozar Ben Pedas’s Complaint and Reward Rabbi Elozar ben Pedas was extremely poor. On one occasion after being bled he found he had nothing to eat to regain his strength. He took the skin of...
This is a continuation of Boston Vacation – Basics. This post covers places to visit. The Subway For $2 a ride for adults, and free for kids, your kids get to have fun a...
Articles that begin with discussions about mikveh’s (ritual baths) are usually written from a feminine perspective, and for good reason. It’s a mitzvah carried out by women (along with Shabbos candles, challah, and other...
The following is adapted largely based on the words of Rabbi Moshe Grylak in Mishpacha magazine, Rabbi Aaron Cohen of Kol Yeshurun in Passaic, NJ, and others. Setting up the Problem The connections between Purim...
Guest Post, by Boruch Katina of Passaic, NJ When contemplating the size of the universe and how small we are, I was wondering “who are we that G-d should pay any attention to...