We met in a Jerusalem café, and I must admit that, although they recognized me, I neither recognized nor even recalled any of them. That
I have to tell you about something really weird that happened to me on Yom Kippur. I mean, like really weird. I had first started
Sepharadim zealously heed the Ben Ish Hai’s warning to pause between reciting Hashem and Hashem, the first two of the Yag Middot, the 13 attributes
A congregant once remarked to me that Yom Kippur is her favorite day of the year. Then she added with a half-smile, “I don’t even
Yom Kippur has always been a very confusing holiday for me. I know that it is the holiest day of the year. It is the
We now present Part 2 of an article about pesicha in shul. Last week I came to the conclusion that if there’s anything my years
Years ago, African Americans popularized “your mama” jokes, which involved one person insulting someone’s mother, leading the other person to defend his mother by hurling
Jerusalem—The annual celebration of Sukkot is always a magical experience in Israel’s capital. Between haggling for the arba minim (four species) in the shuk, joining
This year, the holiday season coincides with the upcoming national holiday, Fire Safety Month (October). As we approach the Jewish holidays, it is imperative that
The term “wellness care” has recently become very popular among the public, health care practitioners, legislators and exercise facilities alike. However, there is no concrete
Recently, I had one of those days when I couldn’t seem to find a moment to myself. I had been at work for many hours
The argument can be made that the most essential program of any shul’s youth department is a strong and consistent teen minyan. It is during
