Imagine you meet someone and immediately notice something strange: he walks around incessantly clapping his hands. The next day, you realize that once again he is walking around clapping his hands. As this pattern continues for several weeks, you assume that he must have some kind of biological
If one tastes some food or drink purely for the purpose of tasting, and not for enjoyment, is he required to recite a Bracha? This issue is subject
The Halachot governing Minyan require that all ten men assemble together in the same room. The Shulchan Aruch rules that someone standing outside the
After nearly a year of fluctuating restrictions, New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his plans to expand rapid testing in an effort to reopen
Even if one did not hear a Bracha recited in its entirety, and heard only the end of the Bracha, he nevertheless recites "Amen." Thus, for example
An Orthodox Jew Looks At His Community, Post-Trump
As a proud member of the Orthodox community – one increasingly embarrassed by the behavior of a
HaGaon HaRav Ahron Walkin Zt”l
Empathy: The Essence of a Jew
In the Parashot of Shemot, Va’eira, Bo, and Beshalach, we read about golut
