Archive for the Life Cycle Category

by Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt, Dallas Area Torah Association Milah (circumcision) is one of the most unique mitzvahs in Judaism. It is a mitzvah that has endured throughout the world, in almost all Jewish families, from the most to the least observant. The milah procedure is performed when

by Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt, Dallas Area Torah Association Milah (circumcision) is one of the most unique mitzvahs in Judaism. It is a mitzvah that has endured throughout the world, in almost all Jewish families, from the most to the least observant. The milah procedure is performed when

Breishit 15  Avraham and Circumcision: Why the Jews Part 2 Ask: Did you have your son circumcised? (or, when you do have children, do you plan to have your son circumcised?)  Most people will answer yes. Ask: Why? (Very few people will have a worked out answer) There are some very

I have given nice silver and wood tzedaka boxes to a few kids who really like them and the parents told me it was the most appreciated gift the kid got. Rabbi Akiva Tatz has something called “The Thinking Jewish Teenagers guide to life”, and it’s really

…. Lisa N. marked her [Bas Mitzvah] with a Titanic theme party in Pittsburgh, Pa. According to the Associated Press, the ballroom in one of the city’s fanciest hotels was transformed into the luxury liner with 12-foot steaming smokestacks at the buffet table, phosphorescent artificial icebergs, crystal candelabras and replicas

Author: Rabbi Ahron Hoch What is Bar/Bat Mitzvah? One of the most puzzling things regarding Bar and Bat Mitzvah is the complete misunderstanding of what it’s all about.  If you ask most people, they will say the most important thing is the reading of the Torah on the

Author: Rabbi Ahron Hoch What is Bar/Bat Mitzvah? One of the most puzzling things regarding Bar and Bat Mitzvah is the complete misunderstanding of what it’s all about.  If you ask most people, they will say the most important thing is the reading of the Torah on the

Q & A: WHAT IS BRIS MILA AND WHAT IS ITS SIGNIFICANCE? The Almighty commanded Abraham, “… My covenant you shall keep — you and your descendants after you for all generations. This is my covenant which you shall keep between Me and you and your descendants

Q & A: WHAT IS BRIS MILA AND WHAT IS ITS SIGNIFICANCE? The Almighty commanded Abraham, “… My covenant you shall keep — you and your descendants after you for all generations. This is my covenant which you shall keep between Me and you and your descendants

Each morning at dawn, the Germans would lead us out of the camp for a day of hard labor that ended only at nightfall. Each pair of workers was given a huge saw and expected to cut its quota of logs. Because of the horrendous conditions in

Chanukah is one of the most observed of all the Jewish festivals – everyone enjoys lighting pretty menorahs and eating lots of doughnuts!  But beneath the enjoyable remembrance of how the Hasmoneans defeated the powerful Greek army lies a fundamental ideological battle, one that still rages today.  These two

  Dear Chasan, Mazal tov to you and your Kallah!  Along with our Brachos, we’d like to make you and your Shomer aware of a few details that should make planning your wedding easier. Chazal teaches us that something will inevitably go wrong at every wedding.  It’s

Mourning[1] The address was right but was I at the right house? There were many cars parked in front, people hanging out on the porch joking around, with a drink in one hand and a plate of pastries in the other. It was very loud. ‘Nice party’,

Author: PEDIATRICS Vol. 118 No. 5 November 2006 Source: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/118/5/1971 Abstract: Circumcision Status and Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infection in Young Adult Males: An Analysis of a Longitudinal Birth Cohort David M. Fergusson, PhD, Joseph M. Boden, PhD and L. John Horwood, MSc Christchurch Health and Development Study,

Author: PEDIATRICS Vol. 118 No. 5 November 2006 Source: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/118/5/1971 Abstract: Circumcision Status and Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infection in Young Adult Males: An Analysis of a Longitudinal Birth Cohort David M. Fergusson, PhD, Joseph M. Boden, PhD and L. John Horwood, MSc Christchurch Health and Development Study,

Author: Shmuel Veffer Thee are several ways to create a less threatening environment at a bar mitzvah for the non-observant. First, it is possible to have the ceremony at a regular service, or even an educational service. For the bar mitzvah of our son, we took this

Author: Shmuel Veffer Thee are several ways to create a less threatening environment at a bar mitzvah for the non-observant. First, it is possible to have the ceremony at a regular service, or even an educational service. For the bar mitzvah of our son, we took this

This week’s parsha relates the mitzvah of the Red Heiffer, which purifies a person who has come into contact with a dead body. This Parsha also contains the deaths of Aaron and Miriam explicitly and Moshe’s death sentence implicitly, through his disobeying G-d at the Waters of

I hope you all enjoy hearing about the life and times of Baby Aryeh Shalom and his parents interspersed with my words of torah. I must admit when I was single and even newly married I really wasn’t so comfortable around expectant parents or new parents; there