This eBay item makes me want to cry. It’s advertising a “Torah Scroll 400 Years Old Approx 10.8 Feet Long” and you can see from
It’s the time of year again when we use a LOT of yahrzeit candles. What to do with the pots afterwards? This is a post
MarGavriel points us to a little Agnon story. A story appropriate for the season: סיפר לי ר’ אהרן פריימן ז”ל משמו של ר’ אליהו פלנסר
(Joint post from me and MarGavriel) I don’t know about you, but when someone says “Selihot,” my heart sinks, because in my experience, selihot are
Joint post from HatamSoferet and MarGavriel Part 1 – MarGavriel writes: When Moses sends messengers to the King of Edom, requesting passage for the Israelites
Shabbat was Blogging Against Disablism Day 2010, so here’s my (late) contribution. I hang around people who learn Torah, and jokes about OCD are common
Mar Gavriel tells us: Most of the world is observing Yom Ha’Atzma’ut on Tuesday, because Yom HaZikaron is the day before Yom Ha’Atzma’ut and when
The first cup of wine is drunk whilst reclining This, they tell you, is because formal meals during the classical rabbinic period were conducted in
Back by popular demand, the Edible Omer Counter. Notable for being the only omer counter that gives you motivation to see the Omer right the
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