During the glorious Shabbat Nachamu 5777, when Rav Shlomo Amar joined us at Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck, I had the opportunity
Last month, I shared a life-changing experience: our trip to Poland. We walked in the footsteps of our parents, relatives and others who survived or
Parshat Re’eh Throughout the seven haftarot of consolation that follow Tish’a B’Av, the navi Yeshayahu presents us with descriptions of the final redemption and return
This past week, I drove my car to the mechanic and a friend followed me so he could drive me back home. On my way,
Parshat Re’eh centers on the connection between relationship and command. Bnei Yisrael are instructed in many of the practical mitzvot that they will be expected
Don’t want to take a math or science AP class? Want a high-level stimulating course that gives you college credits? The answer to this dilemma
Part 9 (continued from last week) One day, Father returned home from work very tired but you could sense from the spark in his eyes
It is now 12 years since the tragic Gaza Disengagement. Recently, on a trip to Halutza, I met Yedidya Harush, the JNF Halutza liaison, who
Seventh annual Bar-Ilan University/Yeshiva University Academic Summer Program provides invaluable training and hands-on laboratory experience to science majors from US universities. (Courtesy of Bar Ilan
(Courtesy of Olim Advisors) For some, making aliyah is a lifelong dream fulfilled. For others, it’s more of a spontaneous decision. For some, it’s an
A few weeks ago, my wife and I and our youngest son were privileged to be able to drive to Bethlehem, New Hampshire, and spend
Afula, Israel—A group of students from the AMIT Yehuda Jr. and Sr. High School in Afula received the “President’s Award for Volunteerism” in a special
