Parshas Bereishis
Rabbi Berel Wein In the whirlwind cascade of events that fill this opening parsha of the Torah, one can easily be overwhelmed by the sheer number of subjects discussed. Nevertheless, I think we can all agree that the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, after they exercised their free will to […]
Egg-sploring the Halacha
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow With the enormous amount of responsa that have been written over the past thousand years, there are countless ones about some rather interesting questions. How about this one: What is the halacha if a man offers his bride an egg instead of a ring under the chuppah? Are they halachically married? Who […]
Don’t Do the Crime If You Can’t Do the Time
Allan Rolnick, CPA Americans are raised from childhood to believe that crime doesn’t pay. But any adult who opens their eyes realizes crime actually pays quite well. As Glenn Frey sang in his 1985 hit, Smuggler’s Blues, “It’s the lure of easy money, it’s got a very strong appeal.” And so a Ponzi schemer buys […]