Bereishit: 45: 26 “Dad, come here, you gotta see this.” Ron Dworkin tried to ignore his son. “Dad! Hurry up!” Ron walked over to the
In Parshat Vayigash we read how Yaakov was introduced to Pharaoh. When Pharaoh first sees Yaakov he is amazed to see someone who looks so
Serving as the rabbi and halachic authority of a heterogeneous Sephardic kehila such as Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck, is a most
One of the last kings of Judah was Yehoyachin. We know from the books of Jeremiah and Kings that he was exiled by Nebuchadnezzar 11
The fast of Asara b’Tevet (“the 10th of Tevet”) is unique when compared to the other fast days that are mentioned in the Prophets. Even
Yehuda was struggling with his recent interactions with the viceroy of Egypt (really his brother Yosef). Nothing was adding up. The interrogations, the returned money
In my tenure as chairperson of a middle school child study team, I watched the pendulum swing back and forth in the arenas of parenting
Parshat Vayigash One of the best-known prophecies in all of Tanach is “The Vision of the Dry Bones” delivered by the navi Yechezkel. In it,
Parshat Shemot sets the stage for the Exodus by recounting how the Israelites became enslaved (Exod. 1:7-14). First, we are told that a “new king”
This week, one of the non-Jewish teachers in yeshiva related that he is surprised that there were regular general studies classes during Chanukah. He noted
I recently returned home from a trip to Israel with my husband—a much-needed vacation and our first official trip together since we were married. We
(Courtesy of Shalom Task Force) Shalom Task Force presented at an international symposium in Israel, “Creating Safe Communities, Creating Hope,” which featured training sessions and
