Religion

Shabbat/Holidays

HOLOCAUST

Strength Through Fire: A Chizuk Handbook

When we take what is a tragic event and use it to enhance our awareness of Hashem, then the merits…

BOOKS

Faith Amid the Flames: The Story of Reb Yosef Friedenson

Even while mourning, our sights are invariably set on the future.

RELATIONSHIPS

Singles and the Shabbat Experience

How can the Jewish community play a greater role in making sure Shabbat is a joy and a blessing for…

FAMILY

Around the Shabbat Table

How do we keep our Shabbat tables lively, engaging, and a centerpiece of the week? We asked a diverse group…

INSPIRATION

The Mystery of the Half a Matzah

You see, when he did bedikat chametz (the search for leaven), my father, like everyone else, took a candle to…

ROSH HASHANAH

The Rav on the Significance of the Shofar

The shofar, a cry beyond words, a mitzvah which consists of the very breath of man, expresses that which ultimately…

OPINION

“Please Blow the Shofar Quietly”

Several members of his family were there when I got to his house. “Please blow the shofar quietly,” they cautioned…

CHURBAN

Sephardic Kinot: Exploring Moroccan Tradition

In Morocco we didn’t eat meat the entire Nine Days [similar to the Ashkenazic minhag and unlike other Sephardim], although…

SHAVUOT

Light in all the Dark Places

How could it be that children of Nazis live right here in Israel and no one knows about them?

PASSOVER

The Machine Matzah Controversy

Why were some rabbis so opposed to machine matzah?

JEWISH LAW

What’s the Truth about … Using Horseradish for Maror?

Misconception: Horseradish (chrain) is the preferred item to use to fulfill the mitzvah of eating maror at the Seder.

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