Kosher Lessons in Kindness
What's wrong with the stork the 'chasidah' who is always helping her friends. Why isn't this bird kosher?
Disconnecting Saved their Lives
“How else can you explain the Rabbi's cell phone working where there was no reception?"
Meal Replacements: Do Those Bars and Shakes Really Work?
When you're looking to lose weight, a grab-and-go French vanilla bottled shake or mint-chocolate chip bar may seem like a…
Returning from the Afterlife
"After the extra electric shock, the doctors shouted in joy that the pulse had returned. After that, I left this…
Seeing Inside Opaque Objects
The Talmud states that the Jewish people used the light from the clouds to examine internal bodily organs; a precursor…
Does the Fetus Sense and Hear What is Happening Outside?
Only recently scientists discovered that a fetus senses what goes on in the world, but Chazal knew about this many…
The chinese auction
I don’t mean to be a killjoy, but maybe it’s time to rethink the idea
Surgical Cleanliness in the Talmud – Rabbi Zamir Cohen
The Talmud (Baba Metzia 83b) describes an operation performed on Rabbi Elazar, the son of Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai: “He…
Love is Based on Giving
In order to build a sanctuary of peace and friendship, a dwelling place for the Divine presence, it is imperative…
Hand in hand
The memory of my father’s touch accompanies me still
