We can accomplish this because our community is small enough and we all feel connected
Think “outside the krepel” when it comes to hidden foods. Stuffed deboned chicken bottoms, stuffed challah rolls, and stuffed cookies!
Imiss my days of living in Israel tremendously, and I think of them most often when Yamim Tovim come around. I fondly recall the days of running to Simchas Beis Hashoeivahs and Kever Rashbi. Back then, I would always tell myself that the brusque style often present at these places was a result of the small, tight-knit community that is Eretz Yisrael, with everyone essentially acting like siblings.
In the same vein, we get many letters regarding halachic questions or concerns people have noticed in our pages. My first thought as I read these letters is that this would only happen to a publication that’s truly one with its readers. Honestly, you and I speak more regularly than I speak with many of my good friends, and that’s clearly reflected in your letters: You want our standards to match your own, and I respect that.
There are times when I wish the letter writers would trust that everyone will ask their own rav. Often, though, I’m humbled, and agree with the letter writer that something should have been stated more clearly. But more powerful than either of these thoughts is the gratitude I feel for working in an environment where our readers’ paramount concern is yiras Shamayim. In this spirit, we’re debuting a column next week that, in part, features specific and relevant halachah. (Wait, what??? Don’t worry, I barely spilled any beans.
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