Elul…It was a word spoken in hushed tones in the streets of pre-war Europe—such was the awe it evoked. It’s different today, but Elul still
Parshat Shoftim “Pitzchu, ranenu yachdav chorvot Yerushalayim!” Whose heart can fail to be moved? Whose eye could fail to tear upon hearing the moving words
Editor’s note: This was a drasha delivered by Rabbi Schiowitz at Teaneck’s Congregation Shaare Tefillah on Shabbat, August 19. I would like to begin with
In this week’s parsha, Shoftim, we read about God’s commandment that a person should be “tamim” with God. But what does that mean and how
This phrase is used as a description of God at Psalms 68:5. From here, it made its way into the Baruch Kel Elyon song. But
Part 10 (continued from last week) When I had free time, I went to the local library. There I found some novels by Tolstoy and
In the year 1999, a group of residents in the town of Tenafly contacted Verizon, the owner of telephone poles in the Bergen County, New
Judge Johnny Lee Baynes—a towering presence, both literally and figuratively, in the New York State Supreme Court—has ruled that the legal definition of Shabbos could
Over the years we have gone through a few different solutions for managing our money. We were never quite satisfied with what was out there
Times are changing. Almost everything today is automated or on the internet. We buy our shoes at Zappos, our groceries at Fresh Direct, our rooms
Muscles seem like they shouldn’t be too hard to understand. Many are superficial and within the reach of the examiner’s or our own hands. We
Camp season has come to a close and the start of the school year is almost here. School supplies are on sale everywhere, fall fashions
