The people in the times of Noach were guilty of many severe sins. However, the sin that clinched their destruction was the sin of robbery. What was the most popular […]
Weekly Torah Portion
This week’s Torah portion, Parshat Noach, tells the famous tale of Noah’s Ark and the flood. When the world became so corrupt that Gd determined it would need to be […]
What makes a fish kosher? A great article from kosher.com, here’s a comprehensive FAQ on kosher fish. Q: How do we identify a kosher fish? A: The Torah (Vayikra 11:9) […]
Ingredients vegetable spray 3 cups all-purpose flour 4 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted margarine, room temperature 2⅓ cups sugar 5 egg whites, room temperature […]
Parshas Vayigash – Preparing For The Long Haul The Torah describes the reunification of Yaakov with his long-lost son, Yosef. It was a bittersweet episode, as Yaakov and his family […]
Reuven heard it, and saved Yosef from their hands. He said ‘Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him’—so […]
A few of the first portions in Bereshis describe for us the life of one of the greatest people who ever lived, our great forefather; Avraham. I would like to […]
It was the third day following Avraham’s circumcision. Most people would be resting in bed recuperating. Not so Avraham. He sits outside his tent anxiously anticipating that a passerby may […]
Our first patriarch Avraham was a man who didn’t have an easy life. On the contrary it appears as though everything that can go wrong did go wrong. He was […]
BASEBALL AND ME First of all, a very happy birthday to me. In honor of my birthday, I would like to share a true story. Somebody once came over to […]