Rain
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
In Eretz Yisroel they begin to say “vesen tal umatar” on zayin Cheshvan. In Chutz Le’Aaretz we begin saying “vesen tal umatar” on December 4th or on December 5th the year before...
Rav Chaim Kanievsky: Remez for Moshiach in this Week’s Parsha
The Gemara (Avoda Zara 9a) says that the world will exist is for six thousand years. The first two thousand were empty before the...
What About Vitamins on Pesach?
By Layah Ornish
Taking vitamins and supplements is a common part of many people's healthful lifestyle today. Kosher ones are easy to obtain, so it...
Taking a Haircut or Shaving on Friday Rosh Chodesh Iyar This Year
By Rabbi Doniel Neustadt
QUESTION: For those who began observing the sefirah restrictions on the second night of Pesach, is there any special dispensation to...
Responsa from Rav Belsky On Shatnez
A] CHECKING FOR SHAATNEZ - Which types of apparel must be checked for shaatnez? When buying clothing from a Jewish store or manufacturer, can...
Watch: Inside ArtScroll – Episode 2:1: What is the Zera Shimshon Phenomenon All About?
The newest episode of Inside ArtScroll features an interview with Rabbi Binyomin Paskesz, who has made it his mission to spread the Torah of the author of Zera...
Video: Rav Yisroel Brog: How I Found My Mechutan
Rav Yisroel Brog is the beloved and brilliant rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Tiferes Avigdor in Cleveland, Ohio. Rav Brog is a son of...
Anesthesia For A Bris?
By Rabbi Moshe Chaim Friedman, 5TJT
Neonatal circumcision (the operation used in a b'ris milah) is one of the oldest and most frequently performed surgical...
Cutting Nails During The Nine Days
With regard to cutting nails during the nine days the Mogen Avrohom (551:11) says that although an Aveil cannot cut his nails, the nine...
Todah and Vidui
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
Rav Tanchuma says in the name of Reish Lakis Yerushalmi, Shavuos, Perek Alef, halacha heh that when Hashem told Moshe to be “misvadeh” his sins, Moshe began to say the kapittel Tehillim of Mizmor LeSoda....
The Message of the Japan Disaster
By Rav Shmuel Brazil
When cataclysmic occurrences happen in the world the Yid must take careful note and do teshuvah. When they happen back to...
Relighting Shabbos Candles
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
Two young couples went to their parents / in-laws for Shabbos. Only one set of extra candles were prepared in the...
Rav Avigdor Miller: Pray for the President
What do you think about the election of Carter to be our next President?
Rav Avigdor Miller zt"l (in 1976):
I haven't the slightest knowledge about...
Rosh Hashana 5777 – The Beginning of a New 19-Year Cycle
By Rabbi Dovid Heber
This Sunday night when Rosh Hashanah 5777 begins, it will not only be the beginning of a new year but will...
Chacham Ovadiah: Sefardim Should Make Their Own Parshas Zachor, Ashkenazi Havarah is Wrong
Chacham Ovadia Yosef, head of the Shas party's Moetzet Chachmei Hatorah and one of the most brilliant Torah minds of our generation,...
Shehecheyanu
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
Reuven buys a new suit but will not wear it until he has it checked for shatnez. When does he make the bracha of Shehecheyanu; when...
5 Reasons Why We Dip Apples In Honey
The minhag to eat special fruits in Rosh HaShanah is from the Gemara in Horiyos 12a. While the gemara gives a list of recommended...
