Jewish

The Cloud

Shalom aleichem! Earlier this week, a friend asked me a question about this week’s Torah portion, Beha’alotecha. When the Jews were traveling…

I Don’t Know

“From the time when Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai died, the glory of wisdom ceased.” – Talmud, Sotah 49a “I do not know…

Miami Dvar Torah x3

Shalom Aleichem! Tzipah and I were fortunate to spend a few days in Miami this week. Thanks to my in-laws for watching…

Winter Nights

The fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe used to say in the name of the first Rebbe: “A summer day and a winter night is…

Just Turn Around

Translation is a tricky task, fraught with the difficulties of capturing the nuance of a language, whose words may at times be nearly…

Why The Shofar?

Shalom Aleichem! The zenith of Rosh Hashana is the blowing of the Shofar. The Talmud states that we blow the Shofar in…

Rabbi Meir

When the Romans wanted to destroy the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, they sent Nero Caesar to attack the Jews. When he arrived at Jerusalem,…

Clam Shell

Yesterday, our son Sruli came home from camp with two goldfish. Tzipah called our friends and neighbors the Rosens — who are…