This year Bris Avrohom Center Cong. Shomrei Torah Ohel Yosef Yitzchok, Hillside, continued its annual tradition of celebrating Purim around the world by stopping off
(Courtesy of Central New Jersey Yachad) The Central New Jersey Yachad pre-Purim event was held at Congregation Ahavas Achim in Highland Park. Yachad members from
(Courtesy of FTI) Foxman Torah Institute (FTI) of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, an all-boys Jewish high school, the only Jewish high school in southern New
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 Zara
Vayikra: 1:3-17 It is not easy teaching fourth grade boys about animal sacrifice, especially last period on a Friday afternoon. The sun was out, and
Part II A Sephardic storekeeper notices that an Ashkenazic customer wishes to purchase egg matzah for Pesach. He wonders if he is permitted to sell
Shavuot was the time that a portion of the first fruits were brought to the Temple for the priests, and Deut. 26:5-9 describes the prayer
During Shacharis and Mincha most weekdays, following Shemoneh Esrei, davening continues with the recitation of Tachanun. Perhaps the most under-appreciated section of davening, Tachanun is
America has lots of expressions involving time. Time is money—Time flies—Ahead of his time—Killing time. Time is a concept that preoccupies us a lot! Since
Part II In an article on the Seder al-Tahwid liturgy found in the Geniza, liturgical scholar Ezra Fleischer postulated that the Kiddush ceremony on the
Shabbat HaChodesh Parshat Vayikra The final chapters of Sefer Yechezkel are prophecies that detail the construction of, and the service in, the future Beit Mikdash.
One of the most transformative korbanot is a chatat, offered in response to negligent shogeg commission of sin. It offers an opportunity for soul-searching, teshuva
