This past week at my shul, Ohr Torah, we celebrated the amazing achievements of our graduates at our annual Graduation Kiddush, spelling out the well-earned
For the past six weeks, Mondays at TABC saw the assemblage of 50 plus women who came to hear Rabbi Daniel Fridman, faculty member at
Dear Hashem: I would like to respectfully request a birthday present for the Jewish people for Shavuot. We became a great people on this day
A theme of the holiday of Shavuot is the number seven (i.e., seven weeks). A child of a friend once asked me if there was
It was a time of trial and tribulation for World Jewry. Shavuot 1915 was one of the largest single expulsions of Jews since Roman times.
If there’s one thing I love about my community it’s the diversity. Yes, approximately half of our members come from outside the tri-state area, from
A few weeks ago, I joined my grade on a trip to Poland and Israel—we spent six days in Poland and two days in Israel.
One week ago, on Sunday evening, we had the pleasure of attending a wedding in Montreal. It is always great to see old friends and
It was because of Irving that I learned what true love was all about at a very early age. Irving was one year younger than
After One-Hundred-and-Twenty: Reflecting on Death, Mourning, and the Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition, by Hillel Halkin (Princeton University Press, 2016), 226 pp. ISBN: 978-0-691-14974-5 $29.95
Sorry folks, with graduation rapidly approaching I need to write the cliched, sappy graduation column. If you aren’t in the mood, just turn the page
I’ve never really been a shtender person. I’ve never really had a problem holding my own siddur. It reminds me that I’m davening. Sure, I
