The Rebbetzin's Husband

Yesterday, my car went from to For some reason, the former was more exciting to me than the latter. Not sure why. Either way, I b...

A morbid thought occurred to me in the run-up to Rosh HaShanah (I am post-dating this for after Yom Tov; it's too sad for Erev): Middl...

I was just preparing for the daf yomi shiur this Shabbos (Nedarim 34a), and having difficulty following the discussion. I noted that the Ran...

I thank those who have been emailing me to check in. Thank Gd, all is well. I am actually making progress on a sefer, finally! Yes, I stil...

The other day, I had a conversation with someone about all of the great Torah options available in Toronto for university students. That pe...

Last week I received one of the best birthday presents of my life: My Rebbetzin bought me a bird! I grew up with a cockatiel; it's ...

[This post is for my friend from Chicago.] I read a piece the other day on cnn.com, "Why are some lawyers killing themselves?" ...

I am beyond despondent. I never leave my tefillin in shul, unless they are in a locked locker, but I did it on Monday because I knew that ...

So here's a practical question I faced the other night: I was driving home from a shiur on Sunday evening; it was about 10:15 PM, and ...

I entered Yeshiva University expecting to major in English; I had a vision of becoming a writer. That changed, for numerous reasons beyond t...

This old family photo resurfaced recently; it is believed to come from the retirement party of my great-uncle, Professor Naftali (Harry) Tur...

I'm sure you've heard the old story about the bees going to the bar mitzvah [they need to wear yarmulkas so they aren't mistaken...

More than four years ago, I blogged about my father's first-cousin, Jacques Torczyner, here and here . I greatly regret to inform you t...

I was supposed to speak in a shul in the US this Shabbos, but due to what can only be called a remarkable series of unfortunate events, incl...

At the moment, I'm looking at an orchid that sits on the only windowsill in our home. The plant was given to us when we moved in, and it...

In biblical terms, the import of the title go'el is more than its literal translation, "redeemer". A go'el is someo...