For a while now, my wife and I have been trying to figure out why it was so hard to find kosher certified cheese. There are a lot of food products in normal grocery stores that have been certified kosher by a rabbnic authority. All you have to do is look for the seal of …
This weekend we are staying with relatives since we are back in our hometown. We are here for the weekend, because our family is giving us a baby shower this Sunday. Although they love us and love Hashem, they do not honor the Sabbath. This always presents some difficulty. Today is Shabbat and we just …
Nitzavim (“Standing”) Deuteronomy 29:9 – 30:20 — and — Vayeilech (“And He Went”) Deuteronomy 31:1 – 31:30 “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this Torah” (Deuteronomy 29:28)1 Searching for Nuggets of Life …
My wife and I are expecting our fourth child right around Sukkot. We had our last child circumcised on the eighth day by a local doctor (who was the only one we could find within about a 200 mile radius due to us having home births and refusing all of the medical trappings that are …
Enjoy a little fun by testing your knowledge on Rosh Hashanah. It’s not too hard or deep, but might make you think a little. Feel free to post your answers, and I’ll try and post a followup with my answers between now and Rosh Hashanah. What is the name of the month in which Rosh …
