The Shulchan Aruch (OC 262:2) paskens that a person should try to have special clothing just for Shabbos. The Mishna Brura (5) brings from the Arizal that one should not wear clothing on Shabbos...read more
The Chasidim were stunned when the Holy Defender of the Jews, Reb Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev announced just a few moments before starting Kiddush on Lel Ha'Seder that he would not begin the...read more
In a city where we get our Hashkafa from Patchkevilim on the streets and musar from bumper stickers on the back of the car in front of us, it should come as no surprise that while we are all running...read more
Both the Korban Olah and Chatas need Shechita on the northern side of the Bais HaMikdash. By the Olah the Torah says so explicitly. By the Chatas the Torah tells us that it needs Shechita in the same...read more
Zimri was from the Dor Deiah. This generation lived 40 years in the desert subsisting on Man, heavenly food from Shamayim in simple conditions. They spent their days drinking with thirst the...read more
The Shulchan Aruch (OC 550:2) says that it is permissible to shower (as well as the four other forbidden pleasures) on all fast days other than Tisha B'Av and Yom Kippur.
Matza is called poor bread as it is as basic as can be, made simply from water and flour. Why do we celebrate with poor bread on the night we are celebrating our freedom from slavery?...read more
The Gaon and Tzaddik Rav Yaakov Edelstein was one of the most uniques Gedolim of our generation. He was one of the great luminaries of the generation yet he was the Rav of a modern secular...read more
On the revered night of Lel HaSeder on Pesach we have a special mitzvah of Sipur Yetzias Mitzrayim, telling the story of how we were rescued from Mitzrayim. Yet every day of the year we have...read more
Dovid HaMelech tells us in Tehilim (49:18) כִּי לֹא בְמוֹתוֹ יִקַּח הַכֹּל, when you die you won't take everything with you. The Gerrer Rebbe the Beis Yisroel...read more
In the short list of qualifications for judges that Yisro told to Moshe Rabbeinu, two of them seem to be in conflict with each other. A judge must be an "Ish Chayil", a man of great...read more
Avraham was the father of our nation and Chazal teach us, "Maaseh Avos Siman LaBanim", what happened to our forefathers foretells what will happen to us. We put a lot of stock into...read more
