Thank God we are not stuck with simply printed editions of the Talmud and that we have manuscripts, as well, otherwise, we would be missing a statement of Rabbi Akiva‘s. Found on bArakhin 16b, there is a beraita about the...
A year ago, I found a wonderful package in the mail. Inside the package from Sterling Books was David J. Goldberg‘s The Story of the Jews (London: Andre Deutsch, 2014). The book, itself, was enclosed within some gorgeous cover that looked like...
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to visit a recently-opened brewery in Southern California. Having opened up a couple months ago and having officially opened up earlier this month, Phantom Carriage is located in Carson, CA. They had twelve...
Last week, I went to The Bruery in Placentia for my second time, having been there once previously a half-year ago. It was once again an enjoyable visit. I went with a small group of young adults on March 17th...
On Sunday, I had the pleasure of attending a wine-tasting. Since I seldom get to do wine-tastings (although I went to one in November), this was kind of a bit different for me, since I’m used to tasting whiskeys, beers,...
While there is a well-known tannaitic teaching that one says a blessing – בורא פרי הגפן (Creator of the fruits of the vine) – over wine (mBerakhot 6:1), one of the interesting blessings that is created during the period of...
In the most recent issue of Jewish Action (Spring 2015), Robert Avrech writes (p. 6): Homosexual marriage is front and center as Hollywood’s most urgent social movement. But government-endorsed homosexual marriage will inevitably lead to the legalization of Islamic polygamous...
In January, while visiting Israel, we found ourselves in Tel Aviv and looking for a restaurant. We decided to visit the Hatachana right near the Mediterranean Sea. Hatachana, which used to be the old train station, has now been transformed into a...
Helpful advice regarding travelling is always welcome, especially for attendees of a travel show. At this year’s Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show, which took place at the Long Beach Convention Center, Angel Castellanos of Angel’s Travel Lounge led an...
When we recently travelled to Israel, we found that the cheapest tickets were with Turkish Airlines, and definitely hesitated to purchase them. Actually, we more than hesitated – we contemplated it, eventually deciding to purchase the tickets, although not without...
