It is often said that a story is the most captivating measure to entice an audience. As many of you know, and as the byline for my column states, my name is Rabbi Yaakov Rahimi. Although my presence in both Queens and Lakewood are widely known, I reside in the wonderful borough of Brooklyn. If the
A story is told of a baby born with a heart deformity that required emergency surgery. The parents were encouraged to take their child to a Boston
The Shulchan Aruch writes that the obligation of Shofar on Rosh Hashana falls under the category of "Mitzvot Aseh She’hazman Grama" – affirmative
Different opinions exist among the Halachic authorities as the proper order of the Simanim – the special foods which we eat on the night of Rosh
Rosh Hashana, the Day of Judgement, is once again upon us. Let us get a few facts out of the way. Firstly, it is true that Hashem will be judging us
There is a custom to recite ten chapters of Tehillim each day during the month of Elul after the morning Shacharit. By reciting ten chapters each day
Rabbi Avraham Hamoui, one of the Chachamim of the city of Halab in the late 18th-century, discusses in his work "Yemalet Nafsho" several important
