Why is the Passover Seder so popular?
This coming Monday evening, we will begin to celebrate Passover. The Passover Seder is one of the most frequently celebrated practices on the Jewish calendar -- even among those minimally involved with Judaism the rest of the year. That is one of the reasons we have...
Sell Chometz Online
For those who are looking for someone to buy their Chometz before Passover, we are honored to have Rabbi Yirmiyahu Benyowitz once again accept Chometz Sale forms online and arrange for the sale of Chometz on the day before the holiday. Please take advantage of this...
UPDATE: Thank You to All Participants!
The raffle has now concluded, and results will be announced right before Passover! The deadline for the Project Genesis $100K Raffle has been extended to April 12th! If you haven't bought your ticket yet now's your last chance to win and help launch the new and...
He’s More Than His Defect
The Torah speaks of a Divine affliction called Tzara'as, a visible blemish on a person's skin, clothing, or walls of their home that creates intense spiritual impurity upon the carrier. There are many complex laws listed in this week and last week's Torah readings for...
Coming in Last
This week's reading, Tazria, discusses various spiritual impurities related to a person. The end of last week's reading concerned which animals are pure (to eat) and which are not, and, says Rebbe Simlai in the Talmud, this is no coincidence: "Just like the formation...
Pigs or Camels?
For an animal to be Kosher it must chew its cud and have split hooves. The Camel is deemed non-Kosher because it only chews its cud; likewise, the pig because it only has split hooves. Rabbi Shimshon Pincus zt”l explains the symbolism: people often act in a way that...
