On the second day of the Hebrew month of Iyyar, the seventeenth day of the omer, there is a little-known holiday that you won’t find on a typical Jewish calendar. That’s because it’s completely made up. It’s called Dag BaOmer. You might be thinking, “That actually sounds […]
Read more →How do we know that there were no crippled Israelites who received the Torah at Mount Sinai? The Torah tells us that “they took their stand at the foot of the mountain” (Exodus 19:17). The word “stand” means literally standing on one’s feet. How do we know […]
Read more →My wife and I came home from a nice evening date and we were met with a surprise. It is rare these days to have all of my adult children home. We currently have two children serving in the IDF. Most of the time they are on […]
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