How to write a Pan

There is so much to do as Gimmel Tamuz approaches… but I am going to focus on one Inyan of Hiskashrus that we will all be doing over the next week and that is writing a Pan. What is a Pan? Generally speaking, a Pan is not the letter one writes to the Rebbe. A Pan is money that one gives to the Rebbe…

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Feel good Judaism

“I love the ‘Vort’ of not saying חסל סידור פסח at the conclusion of the Seder – not to formally end the Seder that never ends. “It’s such an inspiring thought, that even though I Daven Nusach Sefard myself, I didn’t say it this year”. Is this person correct for omitting part of his Nusach Hagoda? If one feels that…

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Tikun Leil Shevuos

Picture the scene. You are on the bus on the way to Mivtzoim minding your own business, when something crawling catches your eye. Stifling the urge to shriek, you recoil at the sight of a large cockroach crawling along the floor way to close for comfort. But the nightmare doesn’t stop there, because you watch with horror as this bug…

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