About the Author


Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld

Dovid Rosenfeld grew up in Silver Spring, MD, and received Rabbinical ordination from Yeshivas Ner Yisroel, Baltimore, MD. He works as a web programmer for aish.com and a writer for ArtScroll. He lives with his wife and family in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel.


Do We Really Want the Messiah?

Broken Fast

China Dishes, Porcelain

Foul Language

Prayer for Taking Medicine

Significance of Dreams

Ruth vs. Orpah: The High Stakes of Life

The Book of Ruth teaches us man’s enormous potential for greatness – and the catastrophic results if such greatness is misdirected.

Why Rabbi Akiva is My Hero

10 life lessons from an accessible giant.

Withholding / Delaying Notification of Death

Stealing the Afikomen

Passover: Embracing Our Past for the Future

Instead of rejecting our negative past, Passover teaches us how to use it.

Evil Eye – Ayin Hara

Announcing a Pregnancy

Simchat Torah: Just You and Me

Amidst all the dancing and revelry, we realize just how alone we are with God.

Shabbat: God’s Perfect Universe

Why we rest on Shabbat.

Tisha B’Av: The Pain of Distance

On the ninth day of Av, God teaches us just how painful it is when He isn’t there.

Not Hungry for Third Meal (Seudah Shlishit)

Carrying Keys on Shabbat

Musical Toys on Shabbat

Milk and Meat on Same Table

Challah – Breaking Bread on Shabbat

Charity – Small versus Large Sums

Tzitzit Maintenance – Checking the Strings

Is Turkey Kosher?

Blessing on Ice Cream Cone

Blessings on Thunder and Lightning

Not Talking After Washing for Bread

“Who Did Not Make Me a Woman”

Tefillin on Top of Bandage

Carrying: Using a Cane on Shabbat

Shavuot: Crazy, Stupid Love

Staying up Shavuot night teaches us what Torah study is all about.

Staying up Shavuot Night

Kiddush – Drinking the Wine

Springtime Blessing – Flowering Fruit Trees

Husband Lighting

Kiddush – How Much Wine

Earliest Time for Morning Prayers (Shacharit)

Completion of Kaddish

Tying Shoelaces

Tasting Food

Covering the Stove (Blech)

Food with Writing

Hungry During Seder

Why Sell Chametz (Leaven)?

Searching for Chametz (Leaven) Early

Exodus: The Unexpected Redemption

Why did God make the slavery worse before redeeming the Jewish people?

What to Use for Besamim (Spices)?

Kiddush Without Wine

Separation between Fish and Meat

Forgotten Blessing

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