יום שבת, י״ח אב תשפ״וSaturday, August 1, 2026
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Unfortunately, some people view the kiddush as the most important feature of Shabbat morning at shul.
The decision will ultimately be based on a variety of factors, depending on the reason for the parents’ disapproval. Perhaps their disapproval is temporary or based on unwarranted concerns.
Most simply don’t have much to say to aveilim and that’s fine; it’s still a great mitzvah to visit with aveilim even for a short time.
In addition to the building of the road, construction work was being done to essentially and illegally create a new town in Gush Etzion.
If a person receives a summons to appear before a reputable beit din, it is halachically mandatory to show up. But some people, for various reasons, choose to ignore the summons.
Hochul and the judge’s backers insist that Judge LaSalle should be brought before the full Senate for a hearing, regardless of the outcome of the vote in Judiciary committee.
As the race began, the 160 participants of JNF-USA’s Alternative Winter Break led the pack.
From a purely halachic perspective there doesn’t seem to be a requirement to sit a specific way during any other part of davening. That being said, it seems to me that it is proper to have a more respectful posture during the other parts of davening as well.
In the current environment, it is prudent and politically correct to stay away from shul when one is ill.
It wasn’t too long ago when a dozen eggs, a 5 pound bag of potatoes, and a 96 ounce jug of oil cost $7 or less. Now you’re lucky if you can get it for $25.
Obviously, the question is not only in regard to owning a gun, but having it in one’s possession and if necessary, using it.
It would seem that gift-giving on Chanukah, which is presumably an imitation of gift-giving on Christmas, is based on a custom that stems from a foreign religion.
A final caution: It is assumed as a matter of common decency that in publishing such posthumous works that one do so with the permission of next of kin or other copyright holder, unless many years have passed and the work is now in the public domain.
A mural for Zoharah Leviatov, a Palmach fighter and pilot in the Israeli Air Force.
Mayor Adams receives Combat Antisemitism Movement Civic Leadership Award in Greece.
Just the other day, I got down on the floor to play with my 5-year-old grandson. I noticed his joy (unexpressed, of course) that we were now on the same level, and I, on his turf.
Members of the South Yamas special forces counter-terrorist unit seen during a military training operation
It’s the menchlich thing to do. We are commanded to do what is right in the eyes of Hashem...
In engaging the students, we discovered that while they acknowledged the horror of what their ancestors had perpetrated, it had nothing to do with them.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams made a surprise visit to the 9th annual Jewish Food Media Conference that usually takes place ahead of KosherFest.
When a Jewish woman intermarries, her children will be halachically Jewish. We certainly would want the children to be raised as Jewishly as possible. Alienating their mother would be counter-productive.
Now that elections are over, it's safe for Ben-Gvir to be seen together with Netanyahu.
One of the most common situations for serious machlokes nowadays is the parsha of yerusha. Many a family have been torn apart to the point of not talking to each other and not attending family simchas over inheritance disputes.
There is one benefit to a man wearing a wedding band that many people have told me about; in the world of business. When a man interacts with women in the workplace and they see that he is married, that allows for certain barriers of modesty to exist, barriers that are extremely helpful.
Friedman told his hosts: “I give you much respect that you are beautifully building the Land of Israel. Keep up this important project. I’m sorry I didn’t visit this place sooner.”
Regavim describes it as a blow to governance, democracy and security.
The stated purpose of the visit is to reinforce the strong partnership between the United States and Israel and to reflect the deep ties between the two nations in these challenging times.
Regavim: “The Israeli government is creating a de facto Palestinian state.”
It would behoove one, therefore, to be extra cautious that the material is appropriate. Such material in my mind is learning Torah or the like.
It is obvious that when one is fasting watching someone else eat can be very distracting and cause one to be reminded of their hunger.
Degel Hatorah chairman Rabbi Yitzchak Goldknopf poses for a picture somehwhere in Jerusalem.
Many of us think that the siman of dipping the apple in the honey is the most authentic. After all, that’s the one siman which all of our children are familiar with and sing about.
The conflict will end when Israeli-Arab leaders realize the war to destroy the Jewish State has been lost.
The certificate is something which a growing number of those with Jewish ancestry have suggested would be an enormous sense of pride and identity for them.
You might expect that when MK Itamar Ben-Gvir vists Tel Aviv his welcome might be perhaps less than warm or welcoming...
I personally do not believe that this is a tzniut issue, but if one feels that it is, others should respect their views.
While wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt, Awwad blamed the death of George Floyd on the IDF. Many police forces within our country actually go overseas to Israel to learn and to be taught abusive tactics, he said.
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