The Modern Autopen
The Presidential Autopen The presidential autopen is a clever machine that helps the President manage the huge stack of documents requiring a signature each day.
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Mitzvos
Sefer Torah
Writing a Sefer Torah, its laws and its honor, including the last eight pesukim Moshe wrote.
A More Mehudar Mitzvah
Rav Mordechai Finkelman, mashgiach of Yeshivas Ohr Hachaim, received a generous offer from a friend. The friend offered to build Rav Finkelman a sukkah that would be part of his house.
What Came First?
Boruch: I learned the Daf very well this week, and I can’t really see how it has relevance to practical halacha. Shimon: The Daf doesn’t have to have any practical relevance.
Back to Respect
Twenty-five years ago, there was an established shul that let it be known that they were looking for a new rav. There were many candidates for the one position.
The Right Angle
Over 111 million people watched the Super Bowl on Sunday last week. Anecdotally, many of them were equally interested in the commercials.
Of Minhagim And Manhigim
The story is told that someone approached the Chasam Sofer with a dilemma. This man had a Torah scroll in his possession, but he was unsure if the scribe who wrote it was Jewish, or if perhaps it was written by a…
Chapter And Verse
The best defense students have against being forced to learn is to try to use halacha against their teachers. For example, there is a dispute whether all parts of Torah may be learned on erev Tishah B’Av afternoon or…
Gemara stories on Sefer Torah
The Chasam Sofer: 'Minhag Yisrael Torah Hee'
Asked whether a Sefer Torah was written by a Jew, the Chasam Sofer replies with a pun: check the last column, where Jewish custom has many people write letters.