Congregation Ahavas Yisrael of Edison’s Annual Journal Breakfast will take place on Sunday, June 30, at Congregation Ahavas Achim. Congratulations to the honorees: Jay and
A Yad Leah clothing drive will take place on Sunday, June 23, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Ohav Emeth. Please donate clothing and shoes in
The Panicked Congregant Every congregational rabbi has received a panicked call with a panicked congregant proclaiming, “Rabbi, I cooked my meat soup with an onion
At 176 pesukim, Parshat Naso “tops the charts” as the longest parsha in the entire Torah. Its heft is a product of the protracted final
Parshat Naso Our haftarah this week relates to us the well-known story of Shimshon HaGibor. Over the past few years I have written about the
In reference to the Birkat Kohanim, the pasuk that appears immediately before the actual blessings states, “Thus shall you bless the children of Israel, speak
Early in our marriage, my wife and I lived in Eretz Yisroel in the neighborhood of Maalot Dafna, with twin girls of 18 months. The
Today, all synagogues throughout the world read the same parshah every week. (Of course, there are brief periods where the Jews in Israel get ahead
We recently were privileged to participate in the annual Celebrate Israel parade. Among the hundreds of groups that marched, one group rode up Fifth Avenue
Receiving the Torah at Sinai was one of the most formative experiences for the Jewish people. The rabbis teach that many of the laws of
(Courtesy of Chai Lifeline) New York, NY, June 12, 2019—On July 16 more than 200 women will clip in and ride 100 miles as part
Ethan Shafer is studying at Yeshivat Torat Shraga in Bayit Vagan, Jerusalem. He grew up in Englewood, attended Moriah for elementary school and SAR for
