The next meeting of the genealogy Club of Central Jersey will take place on Thursday, May 10, at 7 p.m. at Ahavas Achim Synagogue, 216
The JCC of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will feature world-renowned Indian-Jewish artist Siona Benjamin next Sunday, April 29, at 2:00 p.m. Originally
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 Zevachim 8
As my plane touches down on the Newark tarmac, I am reflecting upon the events of last week, my first opportunity of being in Israel
Ashkenazim recite a Bracha when they recite Hatzi Hallel (half Hallel) on Rosh Hodesh and the last six days of Pesach, and many or perhaps
There are approximately 15 agricultural mitzvot belonging to the category of mitzvot teluyot ba’aretz, mitzvot that are hinged specifically to life in Israel. Yet, at
Yesterday at Mincha (probably well in the past by the time you read this), a fellow asked me if I had change of a $5
Some of us feel a little strange discussing Yom Kippur in the springtime. What’s the connection between Yom Kippur and Acharei Mos? Rav Dessler helps
Parshiyot Acharei Mot-Kedoshim This week’s haftarah is taken from “Trei Asar,” the prophecies of the 12 “minor” prophets (“minor” only insofar as the size of
I. Which Charity? Many people in the Jewish community have achieved varieties of financial success, allowing them the privilege of supporting many charities. This raises
Editor’s note: This text is excerpted from Dean Rachel Friedman’s speech at Lamdeinu’s Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration. On this 70th birthday of Medinat Yisrael, I have
(Courtesy of Lamdeinu) Lamdeinu hosted its Fourth Annual Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebration for Women on Thursday, April 19. A diverse group of women joined together for
