“They don’t make them the way they used to.” We have all heard this comment with reference to all sorts of things, usually tools and
Rebecca loved her shoes. All of them. She wished it were otherwise. In theory, she didn’t want an entire closet stacked with shelf upon shelf
It seems odd, at first glance, that Sephardim read the first perek of Yirmiyahu as the haftarah for Parshat Shemot. After all, this very haftarah
With this week’s Parshat Va’eira, the Torah begins to report the 10 plagues that Hashem inflicted on Egypt to convince Pharaoh to release the Israelites
This week’s parshah uses the term navi. (See Ex. 7:1). This gives me the opportunity to explore the meaning of this unusual word. In English,
Nineteenth of Kislev: Does the Chabad holiday of the 19th of Kislev, “Chag Hage’ulah,” have any significance to all of the Jewish people? Rav Aviner:
It was so strange. This week, on Tuesday morning, those of us in the New York area awoke to ice and snow. After a December
This year I will celebrate living in Teaneck for 18 years. My chai anniversary. We moved in on a lovely day in March. Son #1
If you’ve ever considered opening your own business, you’ve probably thought about restaurants. People love restaurants. You get to sit there like royalty while someone
Editor’s Note: Please enjoy this new addition to The Jewish Link. We hope the Dear Gabby column will enable people to share things that are
We were driving on Newbridge Road. It is not necessary for us to tell you how dark some of the streets in this neighborhood are
One of the essay prompts I recently worked on for an application went along these lines: There are some words in other languages that don’t
