A number of years ago a friend of mine married a woman from a very upscale neighborhood. After a few months of Shabbos and yom
Part IV With one of the darkest episodes in our history, the “Sin of the Golden Calf,” still fresh in my mind, I will fast
In Parshat Shmini, Hashem instructs the Kohanim that when they serve in the Mishkan, and later in the Beit Hamikdash, they not engage in their
Shabbat HaGadol, the Shabbat immediately preceding Pesach, is a time of frantic final organization and cleaning for the holiday. In this spirit, and in final
Today, as I celebrate my second Purim as a citizen of the State of Israel, I look back on the past year and I can
Part II In towns all over America and on many school campuses, sports rule! For day schools a more measured approach is necessary. However, Jewish
It happens so often, it’s almost second nature. In fact, you probably aren’t even aware you do it most of the time. When was the
Why is communicating so hard? Language. We learn to communicate at a young age. One can argue that our very first means of communication, as
To test for the BRCA (breast cancer) susceptibility gene or not? That vexing question is one faced by many women, including Orthodox Jewish ones. But
When you feel a tightness in your chest, it can mean several things. Heart attack, panic attack or you just received a message from one
1. Pesach cleaning is a major point of contention in many households. For example, you want to clean as much as possible, but you have
Restored violins from the Holocaust serve as testaments to the human spirit. The violin has been deeply ingrained in Jewish tradition for hundreds of years.
