Synopsis: Last week we discussed the concept of the requirement to recite blessings, starting with the Biblical commandment to give thanks for the food that we have eaten and the land G-d has bestowed ...

Upon entering the sukkah on the first night of Sukkos, one recites two berachos [at the conclusion of Kiddush]: the blessing on the sukkah (“Leishev baSukkah”) and Shehecheyanu. [Shehecheyanu is a ...

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and senior commanders saluted Master Sergeant Ran Gvili as his body was returned from Gaza, marking the completion of the mission to bring home all hostages.