Parshas Naso
Rabbi Berel Wein The book of Bamidbar contains many puzzling portions. In this week’s parsha, the Torah records the sacrificial offerings by the leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel upon the dedication and consecration of the Tabernacle. These twelve offerings were identical in every detail. Yet, the Torah describes each of these offerings individually, […]
Oneg Shabbos
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow One fine erev Shabbos, Rebbe Yannai was anxiously waiting for a gift of fruit to arrive. Every erev Shabbos without fail, an employee who worked in his field would dutifully bring a gift of fruit to show his appreciation for his wonderful employer. Consuming these fresh fruits on Shabbos was part of […]
Pummeled by The Bear.
Allan J Rolnick, CPA On the first day of 2022 trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high of 36,585.06. Since then, markets have dropped like a Paul Walker movie: fast and furious. Last week, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, lost $12 billion in a single day. (That might be more […]
Dr. Google and Cyberchondriasis
Rabbi Azriel Hauptman The Internet age has created many innovations that affect our lives in many ways. As recently as thirty years ago, if someone wanted to research a specific topic, you would have to visit the library and spend many hours poring over numerous books until you started to acquire some of the information […]
When You Least Expect It
Life is full of surprises, sometimes for the better but often for the worse. It can throw us for a loop and shake up all of our assumptions. Our challenge lies in how we deal effectively with sudden and unexpected events. A Nazir is one who undertakes a vow to refrain from consuming grape products, […]
Kesser Torah
For those who may not know, what kind of yeshiva is Kesser Torah? Kesser Torah offers a mesivta for local bochurim and a Bais Medrash for talmidim from across the country. The mesivta currently has close to 90 students from local mosdos. The mesivta looks for 8th-grade students who desire to grow in their learning […]
OCA’s Hachnasat Sefer Torah
Over the past year, OCA invited students, parents, grandparents, and friends from near and far to participate in the unique opportunity to scribe a letter in a brand new Torah scroll. The new Torah served as a connection and link from one generation to the next. On June 1 the school celebrated the culmination of […]
Yeshivas Ner Yisroel Memorial Day Yarchei Kallah 2022
The Yeshiva hosted a two day Yarchei Kallah on Sunday and Monday of Memorial Day weekend. The sugya d’kalla was Pikuach Nefesh. The days’ schedule was full of shiurim and shmuezen by various members of the Hanhala. Hundreds of in person attendees and nearly a thousand more via livestream enjoyed hearing from Moreinu Rosh HaYeshiva […]
