If one wonders what factors influence a family when they are looking for a warm and open community in which to settle, whether to raise
Bris Avrohom of Hillside and Congregation Adath Israel of Elizabeth held their Annual Lag B’Omer Family BBQ at the Gan Yonina Playground in Elizabeth. The
The Resident Charitable Fund at Daughters of Israel donated the funds it raised this year to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Pictured (l-r) are
May 19: All Night Learning—begins midnight Explore the meaning and justification for mitzvos, rationally and mystically, through the lens of the Talmud, Rambam, Kabbalah and
One of the ways a frum-owned business can serve as a role model for Yiddishkeit is when it goes “above and beyond” accepted practices. Salit
One of the advantages of living in the central New Jersey area is the vast array of educational opportunities on topics ranging from the Jewish
Congregation Etz Ahaim will host a lecture accompanied by a PowerPoint and slideshow presented by Israel Maya on Wednesday, May 23, at 8 p.m. at
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 31.
There are three major opinions regarding visitors to Eretz Yisrael on Yom Tov Sheini: Rav Yosef Karo requires two days of observance, Teshuvot Chacham Tzvi
Parshat Bamidbar Sefer BaMidbar, which we begin this Shabbat, begins with the events that took place in the beginning of the second year of Bnei
This week’s parsha of Bamidbar starts with a common mistranslation offered by Artscroll and others. In Chapter 1, verse 2, God commands Moshe, “Se’u et
In addition to my work at Congregation Shomrei Torah, I had the privilege of being a middle school rebbe for several years. One day, in
