יום ראשון, ה׳ כסלו תשפ״זSunday, November 15, 2026
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By Anonymous
Against all odds, again – since my husband was not religious – I got my wish. Miracle number one.
If you are experiencing crippling anxiety, there are four different approaches that you can take in order to make your life more manageable and enjoyable.
Most medical doctors treat OCD with medication to calm the amygdala. She was informed by her doctor that OCD could not be cured, but with medication it could be maintained. The fact remains that the medication's side effects were worse than the OCD itself.
Yes, in recent months many people have received large sums of money from various government programs and it seems that this may continue for some time. But how long can this last?
This printing is remarkable because of the many illustrations and diagrams depicting Kabbalistic ideas.
By Irwin Cohen
While I don't remember him playing in a game I attended, I can recall opening up packs of baseball cards and getting more Porters than I wanted.
A Case Of Mistaken Identity ‘And Two Cooked Foods’ (Pesachim 114a)
Each year, he explodes in anger at me and our children for no good reason, other than that he is physically and mentally exhausted and drained.
The Gemara [Bava Metzia 117a] discusses a tenant who washes his hand with the water that leaks on a tenant below him.
You want to move forward, but worry that your varying views may cause friction in the future. You want to make it work, and want to know how that can be done.
Hashem orchestrates every detail of His world; He has an intricate, puzzle-like plan.
When and where does 2+2=5? The Oregon Education Department announced that teaching there is "one right answer" in math is an expression of white supremacy.
By Tzvi Fishman
In one case, a father threatened to take violent revenge on the local authorities, and the next day, his child, who had supposedly died, was returned.
How far we are from those distant halachic discussions regarding a public oven for several families...
The Chovos HaLevavos teaches us that prayer without thought is like a body without a soul and a peel without fruit.
Question: Since Erev Pesach is on Shabbos this year, when does one burn the chametz? Also, can you discuss some of the other Pesach laws unique to Erev Pesach that falls on Shabbos? M. Aronowitz
Indeed, I could not believe how grown up she looked at her party. Sitting on her birthday throne, crowned in a wreath of flowers, bedecked in her best party dress, she looked like such a little lady!
Let’s be clear: People who are born to Jewish mothers or who convert according to halacha are Jews – period. It doesn’t matter whether they’re Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Conservative, Reform, Marxist, or Neturei Karta.
When the incident was related to R’ Tzvi Pesach Frank, he remarked, “This young girl is destined for greatness.”
We are the biggest yarn dealers in New York; we carry 3,000 square feet of yarn and crochet.
Before radio observations in the 1960s, scientists theorized that Venus might have an earth-like environment since its size and orbital radius were very Earth-like. But then theory gave way to reality.
The determination of who’s Jewish comes from Almighty G-d. No human being, or body of human beings, can make this determination.
I started reading and learning and collecting, and now I have over, I’d say, about 10,000 items – all kept very neatly in one room in my house. And to this day, all these years later, it’s still a thrill for me.
While Iran has also expressed interest in America rejoining the deal, it wants the American sanctions lifted as a condition for it to come to the table.
This move, we believe, will help foster in Israel a less coercive Orthodoxy and worldwide will embrace all our people as part of Am Yisrael, with a shared past and shared future.
Ben-Gurion was very cold – many argue, with some justification, that he was actually extremely opposed – to Torah-true Judaism.
Rabbi Pappenheim traces “yehgeh” to the root hey-gimmel, which primarily refers to diligence and consistency, making its derivative “yehgeh” refer to a lion consistently crying.
So far, Naftali Bennett continues to rise in the polls and his party is now polling in third place overall. This is quite impressive, but Netanyahu still has two weeks to take voters from Bennett, like he has consistently done in the past.
In looking up a pasuk online, the first result one gets is usually the King James translation or another Christian translation. Can one use this translation if the pasuk isn’t Isaiah 53:5 or something similar?
Since last year around the time of Passover, when all the country closed down for the first time, there was a feeling in the air that something big was going to happen. Many thought perhaps the redemption finally came and we will all be redeemed.
News From Across The Pond.
If the crew asks a passenger to leave a plane or does not let the passenger board, allegedly because of religion or ethnicity or some other identifying category, is an action on that ground preempted by federal aviation laws?
We all start life the same way – as babies completely dependent on others for even our most basic needs... The older we become, however, the more control we gain. We learn to communicate, move, and interact with others.
By T. Gestetner
Chava shook her head as if to show she understood, while wondering where this monologue would lead. Was this woman also here for a job interview?!
By Roni
Silberstein’s target audience is not easily defined, mainly because his style is fluid.
In order to properly daven for the geula, one must first notice the magnitude of the situation.
R. Bakst raised funds for the yeshiva in Cleveland, OH, and its environs, and this letter, requesting assistance, describes the sorry financial state of the yeshiva.
While I do agree that the wife and husband should appreciate each other, and constantly praise and validate each other, perhaps it is also unwise to share this praise with their parents.
An Expression Unique In Shas ‘I Am Neither Wise…’ (Pesachim 105b)
We are a nation of miracles. We have traveled through the four corners of this earth. We have gone through every type of persecution. We were told that we would be vanquished, thrown into the sea.
Continuously texting others while spending time with friends or family is generally considered rude.
Who could ever know if learning with disciples was preferable to pursuing self-growth and attaining spiritual perfection at the feet of the generation’s most respected saint?
We are supposed to prepare for the 14th of Nissan, the day of the Exodus from Egypt. To study the holiday, to go through the Haggadah and, mainly, to go forth into freedom ourselves.
Although a person is usually liable even for accidental damage, Rabban Yochanan explains that, in this case, he is really completely exempt, but the Sages fined people who purposely damage property so that they won’t do so wantonly.
Question: I would like to know why there are four special readings of the Torah from the beginning of Adar until Pesach. Also, why do we call each of those four Shabbatot by a special name? Finally, when did the practice of reading a parshah every week start? Celia Gluck
Perhaps, we are getting closer to the other side and you can’t help but envision a guest-filled wedding day in the location you have always wanted.
We must therefore constantly remind ourselves that it’s the Jewish way to stand by the side of a mate through thick and thin.
I was with my daughter visiting the Natural History Museum in Boston, and we saw all these beautifully cut, crystalized stones. I was so drawn to them, the gradient of colors, and the workings of the stones on the inside
Others believe that living in Israel all but assures financial ruin. They know someone who made aliyah, couldn't make a living, and was forced to return to galus.
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
There are times when you need someone with the courage to stand against the crowd, others when you need a peacemaker.
By Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman
Stiff-necked people are creatures of habit, and those habits become especially rigid during times of stress.
Would America be better, worse, or the same if all Americans dropped their religion and became secular?
While the chag was still nice, it just wasn’t the Adar excitement we had expected. Reflecting on this over Shabbat, my husband and I decided we still had time to make this holiday special.
You won’t understand the logic of events as they occur because “My face may not be seen.”
By Tzvi Fishman
One of the last Jewish artifacts to be spirited out of the Jewish Quarter before its fall in the 1948 War of Independence was a wrapped bag containing the remnants of Rav Nachman’s chair.
I have always said that when a Jewish day school closes down, there is no future for the local Jewish population, and within just a few years the Jewish community will be compromised.
It is not usually the case that a court so freely admits to having encroached on legislative prerogatives.
Airline personnel say they were not fixated on the child but were rather concerned with a wider violation of the rules.
It was very surprising that Garland testified that he would make the federal investigation into the storming of the Capitol in January his first priority.
An apocryphal Midrash describes the colorful sounds made by the animals etched on King Solomon’s throne. Most of these words do not appear in the Bible.
The national interest in chess grew even greater when over a million Russians, for whom chess was the national pastime, made aliyah when the Iron Curtain opened in the 1990s.
One of the least likely to be able to influence anything is Benny Gantz and his Blue and White party. Even more of his friends publicly encouraged him to drop out again this week.
News From Across The Pond.
By Louis P Welz
A recent article posted on a Brooklyn-based online news outlet concerning City Council Member Dr. Mathieu Eugene’s allocation of discretionary funding was disturbingly selective – both in understating the diversity that characterizes the 40th City Council District and in failing to acknowledge the widely inclusive array of individuals and families helped by agencies such as […]
When publishing a deceased person’s writings, may one censor a tiny amount of material in order to vastly increase the number of people who will read it and be influenced by the author?
As Jews, no matter what we are experiencing and going through, it’s the Torah and all it entails that keeps us alive and riveted no matter what is happening around us.
I don’t think cancel culture is healthy for anyone. I mean, you look at someone the wrong way and you get canceled.
By Eliana Klein
Our lives have effectively been upended for many long and fearful months, and the toll in lives lost and disrupted is staggering indeed... And it is sadly not yet over.
Though you might not like to admit it – there is a chance that your child’s stubbornness is genetic.
He Might Extinguish It ‘The Best Way of Performing the Mitzvah’ (Pesachim 103b)
You have taken the time to learn, to grow, and to make positive inroads in your life. You feel transformed and that makes you want to shed your past and what is represented. Yet, you are still you.
Yes, there are moments when I wish I were younger and could relive certain experiences without making the mistakes I did as a youngster.
Question: I would like to know why there are four special readings of the Torah from the beginning of Adar until Pesach. Also, why do we call each of those four Shabbatot by a special name? Finally, when did the practice of reading a parshah every week start? Celia Gluck
You can't love G-d if you don't hate evil.
Haman has oceans of honor but he’s lacking one drop. Everyone bows down to him, but he needs Mordechai to bow down, too. If not, all the honor he has received means nothing.
While this story is quite remarkable, we must wonder: Why did Hashem allow Ezra’s holy Sefer Torah to be defaced in the first place?
The great R’ Elchonon Wasserman noted that children form the foundation of the Jewish nation.
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
The Priest was “holy” and therefore set apart from the people. He had to eat his food in a state of purity, and had to avoid contact with the dead.
My husband and I debated what was best for the kids. We wanted to do whatever we could to keep them safe, but we also wanted to give them their best opportunities to grow, learn, and have fun.
On the contrary! Israel needs to send a “Thank You” card to SNL for publicizing that fact. Yes, Israel takes care of Jews first – and we’re very proud of that!
Halacha tells us to obey the law of the land (Nedarim 28a), but this instruction applies only to material matters, not to spiritual matters.
We all remember as children waiting to spin our gragger or stomp our feet when the name of Haman was mentioned during the megillah reading.
The family suddenly realized that giving on his behalf while he was sedated may not have counted, so they called Rabbi Dayan and asked him.
By Farley Weiss
We spoke out against white supremacy on the Right and the anti-Semitism of Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar on the Left.
The Purim Edition 2021
By Tzvi Fishman
How long must Jews be second class citizens in our own Jewish homeland?
Rabbi Shlomo Pappenheim of Breslau (1740-1814) writes that “masveh” and “suto” are related to “stav” (autumn or fall) and refer to soft, spongy fabrics worn to insulate oneself from cold weather.
Unlike carnivals in other countries, which were known for their licentiousness and violence, the Adloyadas were characterized by proper behavior.
The declared intent of the curfew is to prevent large drunken parties/festive gatherings in the evenings. The upcoming video footage of attempted enforcement will be incredible!
Should a lawyer defend someone in court whom he thinks is guilty? What if the man is truly despicable (e.g., a child killer)?
November 13, 2026 
