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This was the Rabbi Trenk doctrine: I’m not telling you what to do. The first part isn’t important. How we got here doesn’t make a difference. Why agonize about what was? The main thing is to move forward

Gaining weight and talking about losing weight

“To me, every Jew is a sugya”

I   n the secular world, Shavuos doesn’t garner the same attention as some of our more famous holidays, but I’ve found that of all our Yamim Tovim, it’s the one that can forge the richest memories. Shavuos and I have had a long-standing relationship. Some years are stronger than others. But throughout the years,

Some haskamos, if you take the time to read them, contain all sorts of interesting, sometimes spicy, tidbits, perspectives, and ideas

With fortitude and resolve, Rabbi Akiva Stefansky revolutionized Toronto