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The Yom Tov of Shavuos is almost upon us and we need to gear up for this special day when we received the Torah so many years ago and again we will not just commemorate that day but actually reenact the experience. S’fas Emes emphasizes that the Shabbos before Shavuos is significant in our preparation for this powerful Yom Tov
Many years ago when I was in college majoring in Chemistry, I got a wonderful lab partner to work with. He had a great understanding of the actual chemistry behind the labs, and I was very strong in math. So he helped me to understand the chemistry and I helped him with the math. We worked together in the lab, and afterwards did the homework and documentation together. One evening we took a little break and he served me a piece of cheesecake that was amazing.
To my star pupil, I am writing this letter to let you know what I think of you. Up here in heaven things are not like they are down on Earth. Over there, people only know what they can see. If they see a person is "successful", they think that he is the greatest guy. When they see somebody struggling, they think he might be one of the weaker elements.
A guy walks into a resort in the Catskills for the first time–one of those famous Borscht Belt places. Some of the old time comics are sitting around telling jokes. One of them says, “seventeen” and everyone roars with laughter. Another one of them says, “thirty-two” and again, they all laugh and holler.
Hello from Florida! I'm sitting in our studio room at the Residence Inn in Parkland, Florida, an extended stay hotel where we've been for the past couple of weeks. Unfortunately, the small condo that we bought with some of the proceeds from our Denver home
A man and his wife are awakened at 3 o'clock in the morning by a loud pounding on the door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push. "Not a chance," says the husband, "It's three o'clock in the morning!" He slams the door and returns to bed.
The Kohanim were selected to offer our sacrifices in the Mishkan and later in the Beis Hamikdash. And there are commitments they have due to their service. They are prohibited from certain marriages and contact with a corpse is banned. The severity of banned marriages is such that they are subject to lashes if they transgress that restriction.
When my husband and I started becoming more observant and began keeping Shabbat, I barely knew how to cook. Fast forward almost 25 years and I've learned a thing or two along the way! Through the years we've hosted many Shabbat and Yom Tov meals, and have fortunately been invited to many as well. This is how I learned to cook. Lots of trial and error and many requests for recipes.
Harold, an elderly man, is resting peacefully on the porch of his small hotel outside Boca when he sees a cloud of dust up the road. He walks out to see who could be approaching: It is a farmer with a wagon. “Good afternoon,” says Harold.
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