Daf Yomi: Piece Of Cake
By Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow
Over 25 years ago, I walked into Angel’s bakery on Rechov Shmuel HaNavi. My friends and I had gathered funds together to purchase a birthday cake...
RAA/Igud HaRabbonim Celebrates 10th Chag HaSemichah Of Kollel Ayshel
By: Fern Sidman
A palpable electricity filled the air at the Aur Torah Sephardic Minyan of Staten Island on Wednesday evening, October 10 (Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan) as over 300 people...
Staying Local For Seminary
By Rebbitzen Aviva Feiner
In the deep frenzy of seminary applications and decisions, we wanted to remind you an American seminary might be right for you. Below is a list...
No Child Left Behind: Naaleh Torah Tutors
They are the unsung heroes and heroines, dedicated professionals who motivate struggling students to reach for the stars, while challenging the gifted to exceed all expectations. Selflessly, and often...
Parashat Vayeitzei: Ma’aser, A Symbol Of Permanence
By Rabbi Moshe Bloom
Torah VeHa'aretz Institute
“If G-d remains with me … and of all that You give me, I will set aside a tithe for you.” (Bereishit 28:20–22)
A Tenth...
Daf: Can Women Lean In?
A review of some of this week’s daf yomi key concepts (Parashas Vayeitzei – Menachos)
Can agents, women, or friends perform semichah on a sacrifice?
We discussed these issues...
Daf Yomi: A Burning Question
When Chanukah time comes around, I am always reminded of the Beis Yosef’s famous question: Why did the Sages institute eight days of Chanukah to commemorate the miracle that...
Review of Daf Yomi Key Concepts from Parashas Toldos – Menachos
Why did the half-log and quarter-log measures need to be service vessels?
This question came up on Tuesday’s daf (88b) this week. The chapter we are learning discusses the various...
Bloom: Parashat Toldot, Yitzchak’s Gevurah In Gerar
By Rabbi Moshe Bloom
Torah VeHa'aretz Institute
“And the Philistines stopped up all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham, filling them with...
Toldos: The Book Or The Blade?
By Rabbi Yossy Goldman
הקול קול יעקב והידים ידי עשו
“The voice is the voice of Yaakov but the hands are the hands of Eisav.”
—Bereishis 27:22
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