Torah and Shavuot: The ‘Israeli’ Har Sinai
Torah is eternal and exists outside of time and outside of space. For this reason Torah was delivered in a barren desert landscape, without a
Torah is eternal and exists outside of time and outside of space. For this reason Torah was delivered in a barren desert landscape, without a
A good friend of mine, Dovid, flies weekly from Newark to Rochester, New York, for business. The Rochester airport is quite small and the staff
(Courtesy of Kollel Chatzos) It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for. It’s the moment you are living for. The night is inky, the world is
Although Shavuos is a biblical holiday, it is never described as “Zman Matan Toraseinu” in the Torah. And there have been some very good suggestions
Last week I was at Citi Field in Queens on two different occasions. On Sunday I attended the Orthodox Union’s “Day of Torah Learning” held
Our attention was recently focused once again toward the State of Israel, not only due to the 51st anniversary of Yom Yerushalayim or even due
In a letter written to his wife, Abigail, future President John Adams wrote, “I must study Politics and War that my sons may have liberty
We watched history in the making this past Monday as the US Embassy was officially opened in Jerusalem. We don’t think as many people were
Part II No attempt at writing a sketch of this nature can be complete without mentioning the seminal work “Zakhor; Jewish History and Jewish Memory”
Part 27 (written 2004) (Continued from previous week) I found out that a company in California was having these mixers manufactured in Hong Kong and
As a physician it is clear to me people should be organ donors. I know there is a shortage of organs and thousands of people
In this fast-paced world, we’re always on our way somewhere. Whether it’s school, work, a doctor’s appointment or the airport, we like to get where