As announced in a newsletter of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School earlier this month, “Rabbi Ysoscher Katz has been named Director of the newly formed Lindenbaum Center for Halakhic Studies.” The announcement continues, “Under Rabbi Katz’s stewardship, the Center, generously...
A rally to support the efforts of Israel to defend herself against the attacks of Hamas in the current armed conflict between Hamas and Israel took place in Orange County last night. Hosted by Jewish Federation & Family Services, Orange...
Last week, Yeshivat Maharat released the second volume of their journal, Keren. This volume focusses on the saying or not saying of the blessing shelo asani ishah. With contributions by Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky, Rabbi Dr. Zev Farber, Dr. Joseph Tabory,...
Over at my personal blog today, in which I mark my ninth anniversary of blogging, I focus on embracing my identity as a blogger and my blogging activities in this past year, including the launching of this blog earlier this...
The quirkiest kosher restaurant in Las Vegas would definitely have to be Huntridge Soda Fountain. On our recent trip to Las Vegas, we visited it and greatly enjoyed it. Having been open since 1 August 2012 (as a kosher restaurant),...
The second kosher restaurant we visited on our recent trip to Las Vegas was Jerusalem Grill. We had to go to Jerusalem Grill – we eat there every time we visit Las Vegas, because we greatly enjoy their food. With...
Years ago in yeshivah, I came across a fascinating beraita (bBezah 32b): תנו רבנן: שלשה חייהן אינם חיים, ואלו הן: המצפה לשלחן חבירו ומי שאשתו מושלת עליו ומי שיסורין מושלין בגופו. ויש אומרים אף מי שאין לו אלא חלוק אחד....
Yesterday, the Disneyana Fan Club held their 30th annual Disneyana Collectibles Expo in Orange County. Taking place on the fourth and final day of their annual Disneymania convention, the collectibles expo was held in Garden Grove at the Wyndham and...
A couple of weeks ago, I had some trouble going on with my location-based services on my Android phone. Now, I’ve occasionally been having some issues with my GPS while driving (which is incredibly frustrating!), but it became a serious...
Last week, Rabbi Eric Lankin wrote a piece at Times of Israel concerning a couple of issues in Jewish communal life. The first issue with which Rabbi Lankin deals in his piece is his lament over considering attendance at programs to...
