The Royal Baby and The Royal Yenta Within
There are some of us who take interest in the lives’ of strangers because we’re sincerely happy for them and want to share in their good news. But sometimes we look...
Aug 5, 2013
By Allison Josephs
The Zoo Rabbi Talks About ‘Hawking’ and Lions (audio)
Savitsky talks with Rabbi Slifkin (AKA: The Zoo Rabbi) about the art of 'Hawking' and Lions chasing prey in the Savana.
Jul 15, 2013
By Stephen Savitsky
Overcoming Our Soft Addictions
Trying to walk the line between giving into higher pleasures and lower pleasures.
Jun 25, 2013
By Yaakov Weiland
Hurricane Sandy Resources
Chai Lifelines crisis team is available to assist or guide in person or by phone students, staff, or families Update from Achiezer Information about places for Shabbat – Lakewood, NJ thefivetowns.com...
Nov 2, 2012
By OU Staff
International Jewish Resource Center for Inclusion and Special Education...
Due to Hurricaine Sandy, the International Jewish Resource Center for Inclusion and Special Education and the New Jersey Association of Jewish Day Schools, divisions of Yachad, have postponed the Annual Election...
Nov 2, 2012
By OU Press Staff
Behar: Doing Business with a Fellow Jew
Last week we discussed the mandate to strive to do business with a Torah scholar, which the Rambam states is a fulfillment of the Torah commandment to cleave to talmidei chachamim....
May 11, 2011
By Asher Meir
Asking For the Impossible
WOULDN’T YOU AGREE that it is somewhat presumptuous for a mortal to ask of G-d to see His glory? Well, Moshe did just that when he asked: hareini na et kevodecha...
Feb 16, 2011
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
Masechet Bava Metzia 13a-19b
The Coming Week’s Daf Yomi by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz This essay is based upon the insights and chidushim (original ideas) of Talmudic scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, as published in the Hebrew...
May 7, 2009
By Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
Vayeitzei: Bathing on Shabbat
Bathing on Shabbat Going to the Mikveh Bathing in hot water on Shabbat is forbidden, lest people come to heat the bathwater. However, bathing in cold water is permissible (though it...
Dec 4, 2008
By Asher Meir
Anchovies (flavor) in Meat Sauce
I would try 1 or 2 teaspoons of Dijon Mustard with a touch of Soy sauce. I think that if you’re going to use it specifically with meat, Anchovies are out!...
Jan 13, 2006
By The KITCHENer Rebbe
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