We are now hours away from the Yom Ha’Din, the awesome Day of Judgement, Rosh HaShana 5776. It is interesting to consider the different names for our New Year: ראש השנה - The New Year; literally The Head of the Year. I heard a beautiful insight last...
As we have a custom to eat fish on Rosh HaShanah - may we be like the head and not the tail; may we be fruitful and multiply like fish - and as we have a custom to eat foods with honey on Rosh HaShanah...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Ki Savo, the Torah tells us that when we will be blessed, Hashem will put us לְרֹאשׁ, וְלֹא לְזָנָב, וְהָיִיתָ רַק לְמַעְלָה, וְלֹא תִהְיֶה לְמָטָּה - for the head and not for the tail, we shall be only above and...
This week’s Dvar Torah is dedicated to my dear son, Yitzchak Yonatan, who came up with the title for the post: “The Weapon of Friendship.” At the end of this week’s Parsha, Parshas Ki Seitzei, the Torah records that Amalek attacked us when we were leaving...
R’ Simcha Bumin of Peshischa explains that with the double lashon, the Torah is teaching us that we must pursue righteousness by means of righteousness, by ways of tzidkus and yashrus, just and straight paths. For one who wants to cling to holiness must do...
I served these muffins for the first time at Parsha class this week and they met with rave reviews. Moist, chocolatey, and satisfying, yet baked with healthier ingredients…What’s not to like? Double Chocolate Banana Muffins Pre-heat oven to 375*. In a large bowl, mix together: 1 1/2 c....
In this week’s Parsha, Parshas Eikev, Moshe recounts that after he broke the first set of luchos - in the aftermath of the sin of the golden calf (Deut.9:15-17) — he carved a second set of luchos. Moshe now had a broken set of Stone...
In this week’s Parsha, Parshas V’Eschanan, we have the all encompassing, all powerful verses which make up the prayer known as the “Shema Yisrael” (Deut.6:4-9). The verse states: וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת, עַל-יָדֶךָ; וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת, בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ - You shall bind them as a sign on your hand,...
This is a delicious white soup. I made it for after the fast on the 17th Tamuz, and it was a big hit. I subsequently made it again to serve to company on Friday night, and they really enjoyed it as well. I generally like...
In the final parsha of the book of Bamidbar, Parshas Masei, we are reminded of the death of Aharon HaKohen. “And Aharon the Kohen went up to הֹר הָהָר by the mouth of Hashem and died there, in the fortieth year after the Bnei Yisrael went...