Start With A Glow The mitzvah to light candles before the start of Shabbat is an important one. It fulfills the mitzvot of both kavod and oneg Shabbat.1 The added […]
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Sarah’s Burial Place In Parshat Chayei Sarah, our Matriarch Sarah passed away. After the painful loss, Avraham Avinu (our Patriarch Abraham) wished to honor her with the most dignified burial […]
Finding Yitzchak a Wife In Parshat Chayei Sarah, Avraham sends his trusted servant Eliezer on a mission to find a wife for his son Yitzchak. Avraham gives clear instructions: she […]
An error doesn’t becomes a mistake until you refuse to correct it. Orlando Aloysius Battista It’s natural to do the wrong thing sometimes, but when you realize the error, you […]
Avraham’s Revolution Let’s picture the world in the days of Avraham Avinu (our forefather Abraham). Idols stood on every street corner, and false beliefs were deeply rooted in every home. […]
When we mix flour and water to make a large batch of dough – about 10 cups of flour, the Torah tells us to separate a small piece and set […]
Yitzchak and Yishmael, Kayin and Hevel and Shatnez The title seems very intriguing. Indeed, the subject at hand is a fascinating one. And it has a connection with this week’s […]
Double Portion Every Shabbat meal, we wash our hands and recite a blessing on two loaves of bread (known as challah). Why do we have double loaves? We do this […]
The Songs We Sing Shabbat zemirot are traditional songs we sing during the Shabbat meals. These zemirot are century years old and by singing them, we connect to our Jewish […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz: We often have guests — or even family members — at our Shabbos table who are not interested in hearing words of Torah, […]
