As surprising as it sounds, there was a service dog inside the sanctuary of Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck, this past Shabbat.
Not everyone has the ability to follow directions perfectly enough to construct even the simplest pieces of IKEA furniture. It takes a great amount of
The haftarah that we read from Sefer Zecharya this week is one familiar to us, for it serves as the reading for Shabbat Chanukah as
“If being Jewish doesn’t make you happy, you’re doing it wrong,” I once heard said. Why are we taught acceptance of the yoke of Torah,
I still remember the first day of my four years at Ramaz Upper School, which was Freshman Orientation. That day was the first day I
All around the world, parents and Jewish teens seek to balance the need for an affordable, quality education and the desire for Jewish expression. Jewish
A few weeks ago I wrote a sappy piece on graduation. After the actual graduation took place, it got me thinking that graduation is a
I’m thinking about moving into my fridge. It’s cooler in there, and I would also be closer to the food. My kids would come in
There is only one place on the Jersey Shore where you can vacation with a large variety of kosher restaurants, Orthodox shuls and plenty of
A father’s role in child raising is not only crucial for child development but is also transformative for men themselves. In a world where family
Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars Penguin, May 2016, $12.24/Hardcover West Orange—Fourteen-year-old Elijah Zuckerman of West Orange
We had never heard of Otisville until we moved here. We knew that there were specific prisons where frum people preferred to be sent but
