As I walked into the room I didn’t know what to expect.
I had traded some text messages with Daniel and we’d spoken on the phone, but we had never met in person.
I spotted a guy and had a feeling this was him.
Shlomo Skinner
Rosh Chodesh Tammuz
Today is Rosh Chodesh Tammuz. Unfortunately, this day makes my wife sad.
She looks at her calendar and all she sees is the looming 3 Weeks from the 17th of Tammuz until Tisha B’Av.
So the I’m writing this article to cheer her up.
Should Cars Be Outlawed?
I had the privilege of learning Torah from several grandsons of Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky.
One of them told me that his grandfather was convinced that Chazal (our Sages from the time of the Mishnah and Gemara) would have decreed against cars.
Spanish Citizenship
When I was in elementary school one of the dates we all memorized was 1492. The year Columbus sailed west from Spain and discovered America.
State Sponsored Arts
Based on the outrage you would be forgiven for concluding that a serious crime has been committed.
There is much gnashing of teeth and howls of outrage.
Orange and Israel
Recently the CEO of the French company Orange announced that he wanted his company to stop doing business in Israel.
Jerusalem Light Show 2015
The 2015 Jerusalem Light Show is happening this week.
You Are NOT Charlie
It didn’t take long for the wannabes to claim the mantle of daring journalism. It seems it took only a few hours until the saying Je Suis Charlie showed up on Twitter and tee shirts.
Butler and Baker
Parshat Vayeishev 5775
This week’s parsha ends with Joseph in prison.
He’s been a model prisoner and has been put in charge of all the other prisoners.
Then Pharaoh gets angry with his chief butler and chief baker and throws them into the same prison with Joseph.
One night the butler and baker have dreams that leave them troubled.
Rachel and Leah
Vayeitze 5775
It’s easy to detect the competition between Rachel and Leah for Jacob’s affections in Parshat Vayeitze.
Though Yaakov married both sisters, it’s clear that Rachel was his favorite.