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– When the coronavirus pandemic closed our office last March, we went from working in a fully kitted-out Food Lab to our own much (much) smaller home kitchens. We have…
8 Shevat In 2516, the last of the Zekeinim, who continued the chain of the mesorah, were niftar. Today is a taanis tzaddikim commemorating that event. According to some,…
Yahrtzeiten 5347/1587, Harav Naftali Hersch Shorr, zt”l, Dayan of Brisk and Lublin 5485/1725, Harav Dovid Nito, zt”l 5574/1814, Harav Dovid, Rebbe of Lelov, zt”l 5590/1830, Harav Nosson Dovid, Rebbe of…
According to Rabi Yehuda, today marks the end of choref (winter season). In 5374/1614, a ta’anis tzibbur was declared in Vermeiza (Worms), Germany, marking the return of the Jews who…
Q: I’ve often heard the importance of showing a united front in relation to parenting. It sounds nice in theory. But there are times when parents’ opinions differ greatly, and…
27 Teves In 3680, Rabi Shimon Ben Shetach successfully completed the ejection of the Tzedokim (Sadducees) who had dominated the Sanhedrin, replacing them with his Torah-loyal dayanim. In 5626/1866, the…
23 Teves In 5256/1496, just four years after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain, on this date a decree was issued in Portugal giving the Jews one year to…
In 5383/1622, Prague Jews celebrate Purim Forhangen — Purim of the Curtains — in commemoration of the miraculous salvation of the Jewish ghetto after the head of the community was…
