I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim (Ki Tetzei)

לא-יבוא ממזר בקהל ה

דער פאלטאווער עילוי

Rabbi Yoel Shurin — the Poltava Illui — was a talmid of the Netziv and the Rosh Yeshiva of yeshivas Ohr Torah.

Superstitions & Divinations: Parshas Shoftim

Being Whole-hearted

Superstitions and Divinations (Part III)

This is the third part of a series on the topic of תמים תהיה. Lots of typos were…

Haircuts, Bonfires and Weddings: Lag BaOmer and the customs of Sefira

Who Is This Rabbi?

Many have asked me to explain who the Rabbi in this picture is and why I use his likeness in my blog sometimes. His name is…

Nitzavim VaYelech: Writing Your Own Song

ועתה כתבו לכם את השירה הזאת ולמדה את בני ישראל שימה בפיהם…

Random Ezra Graphics from my phone

I found some random graphics I did for Ezra World on my phone. Figured I’d post ‘em.

Hebrew Calendar / Sefira Page w/ The Hebcal API

Happy Passover all!

Jewish Mourning Customs Between Passover and Shavous