יום שבת, ט״ז אלול תשפ״וSaturday, August 29, 2026
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According to Jewish law and indeed any law, the best way to avoid such unpleasant situations is to be very specific in the contract of sale.
Some tips from Megillas Esther that can help with compulsive eating, and in general with behaviors we would like to modify. But remember, have a freilichen Purim!
By Hillel Fendel and Chaim Silberstein / KeepJerusalem.org
"The Jewish nation's bonds to Jerusalem are perhaps the deepest there have ever been in history between a people and a city."
By Irwin Cohen
It hit me like a baseball bat on my head. I had been sitting next to Red Smith, the legendary sports columnist who knew Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb and other baseball greats.
By Marc Gronich
A multi-faceted, non-sectarian, non-profit social service agency that acts as the eyes and ears of the community to address communal and individual concerns and needs, COJO provides assistance to more than 24,000 clients with more than 55,000 services.
He collaborated with many of the leading librettists and lyricists of his era and created dozens of Broadway musicals and Hollywood films in a career that lasted more than four decades.
We have long written off the charge that Donald Trump himself is in any way a promoter of anti-Semitic sentiment or action, if only because of his personal history.
The seed of the recusal issue was planted when in the course of his confirmation hearings Mr. Sessions responded to a question about contacts senior Trump campaign staff may have had with Russian officials.
I think the rollout of Trump’s first executive order on immigration was amateur. But the spirit of the order was correct.
The moment we focus on our physical satisfaction, we are extremely vulnerable to destructive influences.
There is a debate within educational circles today as to whether resource rooms or learning centers should remediate or accelerate.
Embracing her grandmother, she led her to a nearby table and began gently to coax some information from the silent ninety-year-old.
By Sandy Eller
Allow me to introduce some of my new faves, tried-and-true items that may be helpful additions to your Pesach arsenal or kitchen stars that you may enjoy using all year round.
By Yaffa Ganz
I knew, of course, that digital communication is big business, but I didn’t realize how big.
Purim teaches us that life is like a Ferris wheel – one moment you can be on top, and suddenly you are at the bottom.
I am now engaged to a loving, wonderful woman who is really not my imago.
Pointers on how to lead a more happy, joyful and peaceful life from several wise women. A must read for lowering blood pressure and increasing smiles.
From the Zehut Party platform preamble: "We want a State of liberty, run in accordance with Jewish culture and morality, and striving for the vision embodied in them."
The story goes back over 150 years to the days of Catherine the Great, who ruled all of Russia with a firm but fair hand.
We must aim our tefillos like an intercontinental Ballistic Missile and send it straight to the Kodesh Hakedashim.
There was a subtlety in which Shlomo was lacking.
The Rebbetzin's thoughts and response to the subject.of the tragic breakdowns in Torah families.
Torah was central to the life of Perry Fish (Z"L). His influence on some 20000 Shabbos guests that came through the warm and loving home he built with his wife Debby is inestimable-and will be missed
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
The story of the Creation of the World is told with the utmost brevity: a mere 34 verses. Why take some 15 times as long to tell the story of the Sanctuary?
By Ben Cohen
Anti-Semitism is politically and theologically promiscuous, penetrating the nationalist right and the progressive left, creeping into churches and leading the thundering discourse of political Islam.
For example, the defendant testifies that he repaid 180 dinarim but regarding the balance of 20 dinarim claims he does not owe it for the following reason
Question: If someone heard Megillat Esther in shul and later reads it at home for his wife and family, must he recite the blessings? Menachem
Consent, however, is an elastic phrase under Jewish law and can be stretched almost to breaking point.
A Tax Free Meal ‘A Town Whose Torah Scroll Was Stolen…' (Bava Basra 43a)
By dvora
One daughter flew in from the UK for a mere 50 hours – quite an amazing feat!
By Phyllis Lit
My mother had a difficult pregnancy. Some doctors said it was a miracle I was born and came out as good as I did.
It must be difficult. You have that precious gem, that beautiful gold. I feel badly even asking.
Five months later, Mr. Levy's check bounced because of insufficient funds. The gmach was charged a $25 returned check fee.
Esther is the only Megillah read twice, once in the evening synagogue service of Purim and a second time during the morning services on Purim
Historical context means everything when understanding the misunderstood.
The mid-1760s marked changes in the direction of Myers’s personal life and business affairs.
By Allen Fagin
As Purim approaches, and as we open the megillah, I can’t help but think about how, sadly, we are too often united because of dangers facing our people.
The historic Meseritz Synagogue on Manhattan’s Lower East Side was officially reopened on February 24 with a ceremony at the shul.
Vol. LXVIII No. 9 5777New York CityCANDLE LIGHTING TIMEMarch 3, 2017–5 Adar, 57775:31 p.m. NYC E.S.T. Sabbath Ends: 6:32 p.m. NYC E.S.T.Sabbath Ends: Rabbenu Tam 7:03 p.m. NYC E.S.T.Weekly Reading: TerumaWeekly Haftara: Ve’Hashem Nasan (I Kings 5:26-6:13)Daf Yomi: Bava Basra 40Mishna Yomit: Shabbos 3:4-5Halacha Yomit: Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayyim 128:37-39Rambam Yomi: Hilchos Ma’aser, chap. 4-6Earliest […]
My mother told us when we were growing up that we have to be like Yosef in Mitzrayim. Being Jewish and living a Jewish life was fundamental.
The following are some unusual items and associated stories involving the celebration of Purim in pre-state Eretz Yisrael.
Why did major media blatantly ignore important comments made by Trump and Netanyahu? It would require acknowledging that the PA honors and pays terrorists, and raises Palestinian kids to be terrorists
In the case of Jews refused entry to the UK before WWII, the justification given was baseless and false. In the case of Syrians refused entry to the US the justification has a basis and is not false
Several times Israel has been burnt by Likud,leaders starting with Begin and the Sinai, continuing with Sharon and the Disengagement.Netanyahu himself has already agreed in the past to land retreats
Choosing Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of Hamas, the terrorist organization sent a blatant message to the international community that it has absolutely no interest in pursuing peace with Israel.
Goldman's case would be the first time the Supreme Court considered a service member’s right of Free Exercise as protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution.
In Parshat Mishpatim we encounter the famous phrase, "na’aseh v’nishma." Na’aseh talks to the fulfillment of mitzvot. Doing. Nishma refers to “hearing” or learning.
The importance of working hard in advance to prevent problems can be seen in this week's parsha.
The conversations always start with "Do you have kids?"
By Rachel Weiss
Those born in Adar are charitable, great listeners and good companions.
I wish this were the case. To be sure, each family crisis is its own unique tragedy, but the common thread of hatred is always there. And no, it is not a rare occurrence, unfortunately.
If the deceased left no children, no descendants of his children, no father and no siblings, one looks further up the paternal family tree to see whether a grandfather survived him.
The obvious question is why Hashem decided to give this mitzvah right at the time when we were leaving Mitzrayim?
If Goats Had Wheels ‘The Goats Ate Husked Barley’ (Bava Basra 36a)
Question: If a person was ill on Shabbos and unable to go to shul to hear Keri’at haTorah, must he have someone read it to him in shul upon his recovery? Sincerely, Isaac Greenberg
At a certain point, he returned home, and his uncle noticed that his appearance had changed.
The security interest is equivalent to heilach, tendering payment of the debt, because it empowers the court to seize and sell the defendant’s land to cover the debt.
So I can't testify without raising the issue of Mr. Gold's disqualification? asked Mr. Hyman.
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
There are 613 commandments in the Torah. Why does Mishpatim, the first law code, begin where it does, concerned with slavery and freedom?
We were not familiar with the process of wiring money to Israel when I got engaged, so I was just waiting for the money to come by mail.
I have fond memories of my trips to Israel with my eighth grade classes for over twenty-five years.
The German Military High Command through War Minister Wild von Hohenborn ordered the Judenzählung (1916), a despicable Jewish census designed to confirm the lack of patriotism among German Jews.
It all began when Netanel decided to sign up for notifications of upcoming tryouts. After taking an online test, he was invited to audition.
Then there’s Gaza, ruled by the profoundly undemocratic Hamas terrorist enterprise that seeks to overtake the PA in the West Bank.
In a briefing immediately following her first monthly Security Council meeting on Middle East issues, she described the experience as a bit strange and proceeded to explain why.
By Marc Gronich
It’s a struggle year after year for our schools to hire and retain the quality teachers they need.
By Judith Tydor Baumel-Schwartz
It didn't bother me having new classmates every year. I loved school, was curious, and enjoyed learning everything I could.
By Anonymous
What follows is story of a regular family and a tragedy that unfolded while we were not looking.
By Ben Rothke
Written in somewhat of a raw, clipped style, Goren holds no punches for those whom he admired, and those whom he scorned.
The best thing to do is to help your child not only develop both sides of their brain, but also to connect the two sides.
By dvora
The Rav begins his project with an in-depth examination of the first four mishnayot of Pirkei Avot, raising topics such as the sources of ethics, power and persuasion, elitism and democracy, educational philosophy, freedom and coercion, among others.
By Chef Shaul
One of the most comforting of fruits in the winter is the humble tomato. It is sweet and warmly acidic, and comforting. Therefore, I am featuring two recipes incorporating tomatoes.
The proximate cause of the Grant’s order to expel the Jews was the dire cotton shortage in the North, which gave rise to a wild black market in Southern cotton.
The amazing thing about a pureed soup is that it is pretty hard to mess up.
This amount, when placed into perspective in relation to the entire number of those that were in the desert, represented only one percent of the entire community.
He married within the faith (to chemist Anne Beloff) and was an outspoken anti-assimilationist.
By Yaffa Ganz
The last time we met, the world was in such turmoil that we didn't know where to begin.
Disraeli was also a Zionist who, in several of his later books, expressed his strong desire to see the return of the Jews to their land, including Jerusalem.
By Rhona Lewis
A human being is defined by his ability to choose. When you're in jail, choice is taken away from you.
Often times when I pray and the chazzan chants a haunting melody, I close my eyes and it seems as if I am singing with the Shechina of Almighty G-d.
Orphaned at age 14 and raised by his devout grandmother, who greatly influenced him, Leeser emigrated from Germany to America three years later, arriving at Richmond (1824).
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