Parshat Behar The navi Yirmiyahu has been referred to as the “prophet of doom,” the seer who was vilified by many of his contemporaries for
May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Menachem Mendel ben Harav Yoel David Balk, a”h, and Meira Chaya Nechama Beracha, a”h,
(This article was originally posted on eJewishPhilanthropy.com— https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/making-the-case-for-mentorship/) I could not get out of the car. It was a bright, clear morning in September, and
Talya Markowitz is studying at Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim (MMY) in Baka, Jerusalem. She grew up in Bergenfield, attended RYNJ for elementary school and Bruriah for
One could have had three or four breakfasts this past Sunday and then moved onto several brunches and lunches and finished the day with other
The fourth annual Harold Lerman Fund Program was held at the JCC Paramus/Congregation Beth Tikveh on May 12. The event, which honors the memory of
From May 16-19, four yeshiva high school teams competed in the third annual baseball tournament in Sharon, Massachusetts, in memory of Ezra Schwartz, H”YD, an
Mangals (BBQ grills) were fired up, songs were sung and parties were had across the country as Israel celebrated its 71st year. But for some
(Courtesy of Bar Ilan University) Bar-Ilan University’s Ingeborg Rennert Center for Jerusalem Studies will present the 2019 Guardian of Zion Award to Natan Sharansky, former
(Courtesy of Shalva) An emotional performance by the Shalva Band at Eurovision Song Contest semifinal earned widespread praise from viewers in Israel and abroad, who
Reviewing: “Roots & Rituals: Insights Into Hebrew, Holidays and History,” By Mitchell First. Kodesh Press. 2018. English. Paperback. 254 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1947857063. I can’t speak
Highlighting: “Gleanings: Reflections on Ruth,” Rabbi Dr. Stuart W. Halpern, editor. Published by Maggid Books, an Imprint of Koren Publishers Jerusalem and sponsored by the
