A recent editorial in OU’s Jewish Action by its Executive Vice President Allen I. Fagin entitled, “Do We Have the Time and Energy to Lead
A 12-year-old from Staten Island, New York, became the first Orthodox Jew to win the Food Network cooking competition “Chopped” in an episode that aired
On Rosh Hashanah, there is an ancient custom to go to a body of water and recite various pesukim as we “cast off our sins.”
Unlike previous generations, today’s teens are expected to be constantly connected to the internet, to know what happened 10 seconds ago and to be able
I don’t think we go to shul just to daven. It’s just a theory. I’m not a rabbi, so take everything I say with a
Fasting on Yom Kippur is not easy but it is not intended to be torture or even a punishment. According to most scholars, it is
July 7, 2018, Shabbos morning, 5:50 a.m. I was lying in an ER bed in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in despair over the slow-as-molasses medical care. Don’t
Going to my mailbox several weeks ago, I encountered a beautiful silver envelope embossed with the names Tzvi and Esther Fass, and Reuven and Fay
Sukkot comes with the much-anticipated fun of meals together with family and friends in the sukkah, and what better time to enjoy a new Israeli
(Courtesy of Touro College) The “kosher foodie” movement is having a moment. Countless blogs, cookbooks and Instagram accounts are devoted to reinventing traditional Jewish foods
RYNJ hosted a great “Meet and Greet Sweet Treat” get together for the adorable new RYNJ students. Rabbi Wachtel, Judaic studies principal lower school, shared
Starting elementary school is a big moment for any child. The experience of making a child’s big moment special can be just as impactful. These
