A straightforward reading of the verse (Devarim 11:13) that we read every day in Krias Shema seems perplexing: “if you continually hearken to My commandments that I command you today, to love HaShem…” Is “to love HaShem” the sum total of what HaShem requires of us?  Aren’t there 613 commandments?
King [...]

Your weekly “Torah In Ten” videocast -  Parshas Eikev
Brooklyn, NY – Kol Menachem, the organization behind the critically acclaimed series of  English Judaica, is announcing a new venture – Torah in Ten.
In this go, go, go world we live in, it can be difficult to sit down and find time to study the weekly parsha. And [...]

The Boy or Girl Baby Gender Prediction app will help you predict your baby’s gender. Based on the bio-rhythmus of blood cycle’s unique formula, this app help you predict your baby’s gender by specific dates you choose to conceive.
To predict a baby’s gender, simply enter the date you wish to conceive, yours and your partner’s [...]

Israel was tied for eighth among the happiest countries in the world,  according to a new survey.  In a Gallup World Poll of 155 nations, the Jewish state tied with Canada, Switzerland and Australia.
Forbes, which posted the list Thursday,  said the richest countries were by and large the happiest.  Scandinavian countries dominated — Denmark, Finland, [...]

Avraham Shabshi Hakohen Friedman (born March 22, 1959) better known by his stage name, Avraham Fried, is a popular musical entertainer in the Orthodox Jewish community.
Fried was encouraged towards a music career by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Rebbe of  Lubavitch. Fried began his career with the release of his first album “No Jew Will [...]

“Rabbi Shimon said: When you pray do not make your prayer “set.” Rather pray for mercy and supplicate before HaShem, as it says: “For You are gracious and merciful, patient, and abundant in kindness.’”

Our sages tell us that prayer stands in the “highest heights of Heaven.” Accordingly, when a person prays with sincerity he [...]

Rabbi Zvi Miller is the Dean of  The Salant Foundation, which was created to disseminate the message and methods of  Rabbi Yisrael Salanter  Mussar teachings. Rav Yisrael Salanter offered a formula for spiritual well-being. The method brings a healing spirit to the heart and the soul. The purpose of the Salant Foundation is to provide the [...]

The heart is our spiritual center.  The Torah instructs us to cut away the barrier of your heart (Devarim 10:16). The Ramban explains: “Your hearts should be open to know the truth…and you should not err to think that there is any benefit in serving intermediate forces, i.e.,  angels,  idols,  planets, etc.”
After Klal Yisrael experienced [...]

Smearing non-edibles on Shabbat is forbidden, including wax,  plaster,  tar,  putty,  clay and creams.
One may not put wax or similar into holes on Shabbat, to seal them.
One may not dab a small amount of the above on a book or wall as a placeholder.
One may smear food; butter onto bread for example.
Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 80:58, [...]

It’s not exactly official, but should also surprise no one: According to a new study the psychological profile of iPad owners can be summed up as “selfish elites” while have-not critics are “independent geeks.”
Of course the “haves” would probably call the “have nots” “cheap wannabes” to which the “have nots” would retort: “FANBOI!!”
Which is why [...]

To separate meat product from dairy products is the basis of  kosher nourishment. To fully provide for a proper separation of meat and dairy Jewish law imposes a period of time between diary and meat meals, and vice-versa.
What is more, there cannot be two people who at one table  simultaneously eat diary and meat products.
To [...]

Yehuda Glantz is a true Renaissance man. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he later immigrated to Israel in 1979 where he currently lives with his family.
As early as 5 years old, his talent in music began to blossom. During these years he acquired deep and wide knowledge of music through a number of  instruments. He [...]