(Courtesy of JFSCJ) Jill Dispenza, program director for The Westfield Area Youth Volunteer Experience (WAYVE) Program has announced the inception of a WAYVE Teen Philanthropy
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 Avoda
One of my favorite things to do at Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck, is to examine our wide variety of Sephardic siddurim
The power of connecting to others and bringing the welfare of other people into our consciousness is demonstrated by a very powerful anomaly that occurred
There is much to discuss in this biblical poem. I am limiting myself to a brief selection. Azi ve-zimrat: God is described as “azi ve-zimrat.”
In Parshat Beshalach we read that Miriam, the prophetess, led the women in song and dance after the defeat of the Egyptian army. They had
Place yourself in the shoes of one of your ancestors on the day we were freed from slavery in Egypt. After hundreds of years of
Parshat Beshalach Chapters 4 and 5 of Sefer Shoftim, from which this week’s haftarah is taken, tell the story of Israel’s struggle against the northern
Part 13 (written 2004) (Continued from last week) In the Geisha House Since the Department of Commerce office was closed on every Sunday, my buddy
A few months ago, my wife sent me to a one-time free exercise class on the other side of town, across from Home Depot. The
It’s hard to believe that it has already been a year since the passing of my dear mother, Halina Wasilewicz (Chaya Ita bas Yaakov), on
This past April, the President signed the “Buy American and Hire American” (BAHA) executive order directing the Department of State (DOS); Department of Justice (DOJ);
