When looking for places on the Las Vegas Strip to try a variety of whiskies, Rí Rá Irish Pub may have the biggest selection. Located in The Shoppes at Mandalay Place, Rí Rá Irish Pub also features live music every night (or...
I went to Krispy Kreme today to check out the new flavors of doughnuts available this summer. The two new flavors, which are Krispy Kreme’s new Southern Summer Classics, are Banana Pudding and Carrot Cake. According to their press release,...
The other day, I went to a local Yogurtland to try out two new seasonal flavors Yogurtland has out for another week and a half. According to a press release, “every two weeks beginning July 7 through Sept. 14, Yogurtland...
Hillel International (formerly, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life) is currently holding its fifth annual Hillel Institute in St. Louis at the campus of Washington University. In a break from the previous four years of holding a national staff...
Earlier this summer, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School changed up its newsletter, going for a weekly format sent out in pdf. As stated with the earliest issues, “the YCT newsletter is undergoing some significant reconstruction. More than simply a new design,...
With today being the ninth day of the month of Av (Tisha b’Av), I wanted to explore a facet of the day, which is not asking about how someone else is doing. This is found in the Tosefta1: ואין שאילת...
Continuing on in my series on kosher eating in Las Vegas, the next place we visited on our trip to Las Vegas last month was Sababa Grille & Restaurant. When we ate there, it was a new experience for us,...
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,...
