Garlic

Elan shared with me a gemara he came across in Bava Kamma 82a, which advises the consumption of garlic on Fridays. This is due to its miraculous properties which apparently make one happy, improve the digestion, etc. etc. Clearly this was intuited by Elan years ago, when he began loading up his renowned cholent with [...]

Michael Jackson, Alav HaShalom

On behalf of the Delafield Jewish Center, It is my sad duty to note the passing of Michael Jackson (no, not THAT Michael Jackson…).
For details please see the NY Times obituary and/or the Wikipedia entry.
TNZBH.

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Shmuel 1:1 - religious establishmant vs. individuality

Excellent post by AddeRabbi, here. I especially liked the question about whether Channah or Peninah was the first wife.
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