I was on the train last night going home from work. 2 brothers were sitting in the set of seats across from me. They had their shoes off and...

Leona Helmsley , who died last week, has left $12 million to her dog, Trouble . She left $5 million to each of two grandchildren on conditio...

(HatTip: The Muqata )

Channel 1 of the Israel Broadcasting Authority has been in trouble for a long time. They have been having financial issues and have barely s...

Here is the drasha that caused the stir. Rav Ovadia Yosef has an accent that is very hard to understand, but I can follow a lot of it. The ...

Yesterday we heard about the IDF officer who got lost and ended up in Jenin in front of a mob . The PA police prevented the mob from killing...

A number of Rabbonim from England approached Rav Wosner to ask for a signed letter prohibiting the use of a cellphone in shul. They were loo...

I have heard a lot of segulahs, but this one is new to me. There is a famous segulah attributed to Rav Chaim Kanievsky that goes like this: ...

Hava Nagila, played by Andre Riuo, master violinist, at the Royal Albert Hall.. (HT: somebody on areivim)

I was going to write a post describing yesterday's shchita with more pictures, but I have written such posts in the past, and how differ...

This weeks Saturday night drasha by Rav Ovadia Yosef is creating quite a stir...as happens fairly frequently. Rav Ovadia is a fairly "c...

Today's cultural post...

The Maggid has a great story for this weeks parsha. Enjoy...

Rabbi Lazer Brody has an amazing Only in Israel story. Check it out!

You know the old saying, "Wherever there is Coca Cola there is Chabad"? That now needs to be adjusted. Lev Leviev, the owner and m...

I was hesitant to put this in the Torah Thoughts blog , so here it is. Parshat Ki Seitzei In this weeks parsha we have the Torah allowing us...