What Makes a Valid Pesach?
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow The Torah permits a person to annul his vows with the assistance of a chacham or beis din. One method of annulling a vow is by finding a “pesach,” literally an opening. The sage asks the person who uttered the vow, “Did you make your vow while being cognizant of such and […]
A Holiday Gift
Allan Rolnick, CPA Often, when someone makes headlines for a crime, reporters go sniffing around the miscreant’s neighborhood to see what the people who knew him before he was infamous think about him. It’s become a cliché to hear them say, “He was such a quiet boy; he would never hurt anyone.” Jeffrey Dahmer was […]