Jews worldwide observe the yahrzeit (anniversary of death) of the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of blessed memory, on the 3rd of Tammuz, which is observed…
Every “Trekkie” knows that Spock’s Vulcan salutation is accompanied by a strange hand gesture. What many don’t realize is that Leonard Nimoy who played Spock, borrowed this symbol from…
If you were to search the famous “Hollywood Walk of Fame” in Los Angeles for a star with the name “Solomon Krakovsky,” you would be on a mission impossible. Solomon Krakovsky, who…
“Our Brother, Our Sister--the Proselyte”
(updated and revised from Naso 5764-2004)
By, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
In this week’s parasha, parashat Naso, we learn of an intriguing law…
"How to Market G-d!"
(updated and revised from Chukat-Balak 5763-2003)
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
In the first of this week’s parashiot, parashat Chukat, the Israelites, who are soon to…
