Many store owners post a dollar bill on the wall behind the cash register to remember their first dollar of profit. We have a related
Sometimes it’s the simplest events that leave the greatest impressions. Several summers ago, a camper crossed the line and needed to be disciplined. I was
Three times a day we open up our siddurim and our hearts to the Ribono Shel Olam. Yet no matter how large a part tefillah
Part VII When asked if each organization would consider merging into one single body for any activity, everyone explained their reason for joining the Council.
Several months ago, Helene Kamioner of Riverdale, received an unexpected email from Esther Gold, a relative living in Detroit, stating that Yad Vashem had contacted
The holiday of Sukkot is synonymous with joy. In Israel, the merriment of the “season of rejoicing” is palpable –with the celebrations literally being brought
During my second year at Yeshivat HaKotel in Jerusalem, I made the decision to pursue a long-term life in Israel. Yet I had more questions
“What preconceived ideas do you have about Israel?” This was the question posed to me by my colleague and friend Dr. Jonathan Lewin as we
(Courtesy of Shavei Yisrael) More than 500 years after their Iberian Jewish ancestors were forced to convert to Catholicism during the Inquisition, Bnei Anousim (whom
Life is generally so busy that we find ourselves working almost as robots. We wake up and do the usual things we need to do
By far the most unusual thing I did this summer was consecrate a new, “green” cemetery on a steep, tree-covered hillside a few miles north
We write to you to express our grief and heartbreak about the sudden passing of our beloved colleague and friend, Dr. Hindi Krinsky Kanarfogel, a”h.
