Pouring Away Ayin Ha’ra: The Work Of Rebbetzin Aidel Miller
By Barbara Bensoussan
Blei gissen, the technique of pouring lead to nullify ayin ha’ra, the poisonous evil eye, has its source in the Gemara and been practiced for many years....
Schlissel Challah – An Analysis
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
The custom of Schlissel Challah has become very widespread, not only in the Chassidish world but in many other communities as well.
Two years ago, an article...
Activist Ari Fuld Killed in Gush Etzion Terror Attack
From Wire Service Reports
Gush Etzion junction stabbing attack victim Ari Fuld was a well-known social media personality and Israel advocate.
Fuld was a father of four and a dual U.S.-Israeli...
The Shidduch Crisis Explained
By Simon Lichtenstein
Recently there have been some requests to lay out the hard facts of the shidduch crisis. Here they are.
The problem. The number of non-chassidishe Orthodox young women...
Islamic Jihad Declares Ceasefire After Firing 30 Rockets at Israel
Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad said on Saturday that it would halt attacks into Israel from the Gaza Strip after firing the heaviest rocket salvos across the border since August.
One...
A Guide To An Israeli Butcher Shop
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
When Americans travel to Israel for yom tov, they often do one of two things:
A. They either bring their choice cuts of meats from the United...
Rav Aharon Kotler, זצ״ל The Early Years
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Every so often, individuals emerge in Jewish history who, by dint of their personality and intellect, profoundly change the topography of Jewish life. One such person...
A Cultural Divide
By By Larry Gordon
The event took place in the epicenter of what can conceivably be referred to as the shidduch headquarters, if there is such a thing. It was last...
Dating Forum: Difficulties Getting Along With Others
Question:
I am dating someone and things are going really well, but there are a few things that bother me about her. I know no one is perfect, but I...
Rav Aharon Kotler, זצ״ל The Early Years, Part 3
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Although the name of Rav Aharon Kotler, zt’l, is well known in Torah circles, very little biographical information of his earlier life in Europe is available....
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Sa’ar: We’d like to help the Palestinians, but only after our residents are vaccinated
New Hope chairman on CNN: If the Palestinians have money to pay terrorists, they can also take care of their residents’ health.
New Hope party...
The Rabbinical Alliance of America Calls for A National Return to Civility, Dialogue and...
The Rabbinical Alliance of America—Igud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 American rabbis—calls for a national return to civility, dialogue and respect. Tragically, we live in...
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer describes painful associations of seeing ‘Camp Auschwitz’ T-shirt
(JTA) — Longtime CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer said Thursday that he was happy that his late parents, survivors of the Holocaust, did not live...