HEBREW: How to create a strong password, practicing your Hebrew?
In Hebrew, every letter has a numerical value according to the order in which that letter appears in the Hebrew alphabet. ALEF is...
How many commandments contain the Ten commandments?
Many Jews (especially those living in Christian countries) probably believe that the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments looked as something similar to the McDonald's...
TEFILA: The underrated importance of wearing a belt
כשהוא חוגר את חגורו, הוא אומר: ברוך אוזר ישראל בגבורה.
When describing the blessings to be said in the morning (birkot hashahar) the Talmud explains...
SPECIAL EDITION: The Touro Synagogue
Today, I had the pleasure to pray in the beautiful Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island.
In 1658, approximately 15 Jews from Barbados settled in...
SHABBAT: Wearing vs. Carrying
Last Friday we explained that carrying an object is a melakha, i.e., an activity forbidden on Shabbat. That includes transferring an item from one...
The Ten Commandments: what makes them special?
As a preparation for the festival of shabu'ot, less than three weeks away, I will begin today a review of the Ten commandments.
The...
TEFILA: What shoes are you wearing today?
כשהוא נועל את נעליו, הוא אומר: ברוך שעשה לי כל צרכי
As we have previously explained (see this) birkot haShahar describe all the activities (mini...
SHABBAT: Carrying an object outdoors
Last Friday we began our overview of the melakha (=an activity which is forbidden to perform on Shabbat) named "hotza-a", i.e., carrying, transferring an object from...
Yom haZikaron 2013
Israel Independence Day--YOM HAATZMAUT--which will begin tonight, celebrates the anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. Today, YOM HAZIKARON, the day preceding this...
SPECIAL EDITION: Yom HaZikaron, 2013
MUST WATCHAn intense and moving testimony of a Israeli mother, Miriam Peretz, who lost her TWO sons in the war. This is a solemn and...
