In this week’s parsha, Parshas Eikev, we are commanded regarding a mitzvah which is an integral part of our daily routine.  In regard to blessing Hashem after meals, the pasuk says: וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ וְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּ וּבֵֽרַכְתָּ֙ אֶת ה’ אלקיך עַל־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַטֹּבָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָֽתַן־לָֽךְ - And you will...

Dear friends, for your information, here is the link to my Tisha B’Av shiur, which was presented this afternoon at the YI Woodmere, entitled Eichah: The Timeless Lament of the Scroll of Destruction: https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/904661/mrs-michal-horowitz/eichah-the-timeless-lament-of-the-scroll-of-destruction/ May we merit our immediate and complete redemption, with shalom and Simcha for...

We were away last Shabbos and we enjoyed this delicious and visually appealing salad at the Shabbos seuda, served by our gracious hostess.  It was so good, I even unabashedly asked for the leftovers to go when we left on Motzei Shabbos (okay, admittedly it...

In the beginning of Parshas Masei, the second of this week’s double parshios (Matos Masei), the pasuk (verse) says: אֵלֶּה מַסְעֵי בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לְצִבְאֹתָם: בְּיַד-מֹשֶׁה, וְאַהֲרֹן - These are the journeys of the Children of Israel, who had gone out of the...