Around my Shabbat table I like to ask thought-provoking questions that elicit discussion. The questions usually center around the parsha or around values. For example,
Parashat Emor that we read this week dedicates its first perek to the laws of kedusha as they apply to the kohanim. The obligation of
During the Second Temple era a terrible and internally divisive struggle raged within the Jewish people. Two students of an early Tana/rabbi named Antignos misunderstood
In these post-Pesach months, we read Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) on Shabbat afternoon. A number of mishnayot in Pirkei Avot begin with “hu
On the morning of Yom Hazikaron, a zefira, siren, is sounded throughout Israel at 11 a.m. The country stands at attention for one full minute,
(Courtesy of AMIT) AMIT Hammer Junior and Senior High School for Boys won the Education Ministry’s national prize for educational excellence, beating out dozens of
Barnstable Academy, a college-preparatory private school serving students in fifth through twelfth grade, has announced the appointment of Bergenfield’s Dr. Rebecca Eliason as head of
After Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu divulged publicly the astounding news that Iran has had a nuclear weapons program for years by showing actual proof, we
(Courtesy of Lotus Tours) In association with Rabbi Marvin Tokayer and the Foundation for Remote Jewish Communities (FRJC), Pacific Delight Tours (www.PacificDelightTours.com) will debut its
Part 25 (written 2004) (Continued from previous week) Israeli Army It was in 1982, at the time when PB was decentralizing the traffic department, and
You’ve read the articles, spoken to friends and heard the buzz about a revolutionary concept: the Kaituz Bridal Collab. The evening of April 16 witnessed
I may have mentioned that my husband and I are on a decorating journey. As I prepare this column there is a large carton from
