On Sunday, February 26, the YM-YWHA of Union celebrated the annual “early bird” Purim carnival. With inflatables, goldfish, cotton candy and a costume parade, the
Congregation Israel of Springfield will honor seven outstanding community leaders when it holds its 42nd Annual Dinner on Tuesday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m., at
The 17th Annual New Jersey Jewish Film Festival, featuring 20 films from around the world, will take place from March 19 to April 2 at
On March 4, the Orthodox Forum of Highland Park/Edison presented David Raab at Congregation Etz Ahaim. Raab’s fascinating story had the approximately 100 people in
May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Menachem Mendel Ben Harav Yoel David Balk, a”h. This week we learned Bava
This week, we have the only Biblical obligation to read from the Torah. It is a special portion speaking about the remembrance of Amalek, connecting
Boy, was I glad my son didn’t speak Hebrew! A few years back we were in Israel for a family simcha, and I wanted to
Most of us perceive Achashverosh as a character who was manipulated by Haman. This, however, is only one approach to Achashverosh. Chazal (Megilla 12a) argue
I spent many years researching this topic. It is time to keep everyone up to speed. Until the 19th century, a search in secular sources
This dvar Torah is dedicated l’iluy nishmat my mother, Miriam Mirel bas Shalom, a”h, whose yahrtzeit is this Shabbos, the 13th of Adar. Kids absolutely
Shabbat Zachor Parshat Tetzave This Shabbat before Purim requires us to read of our obligation to destroy Amalek, as the story of Purim came about
As an educator, I strive to think about the actions I have taken in the past and how they have affected my students, fellow teachers
