I was recently approached by a friend who had been a baal teshuva (a non-practicing Jew, now an observer) for the past 16 years. He
Worrying about a possible religious erosion once he is retired, Moshe exhorts the Jewish people toward the trait of yirat shamayim. He presents this trait
Parshat Ekev This week’s haftarah, the second in the series of seven haftarot of consolation that follow Tisha B’Av (“sheva d’nechemta”), is taken from Sefer
“When praying the morning prayer, Baruch She’Amar, one should recite the words slowly, carefully, with intense feeling and joy, as if one were counting money.”
A few months ago, my wife and I were invited to a wedding at the Roemer Synagogue in Teaneck, New Jersey. As I usually do
Part II In the last article, my readers witnessed the 17-year journey where my twin sister, Adele, and brother-in-law Dov transcended the greatest nisayon of
My grandmother, Esther Strong (Esther bat Shmuel) would have been turning 104 this December. While she passed away almost six years ago her legacy continues
Who was this man that when he was no longer conscious, it was the Daf that played by his bed? Who was this man that
(Editors’ Note: This article is being reprinted with permission from the author. We would also like to note that Rabbi Dr. Brian Galbut A”H had
Have you ever heard someone tell a joke but you weren’t sure if it was over yet? Or maybe they said something that could have
A discussion took place recently among a group of friends of varying ages. What is the appropriate way for children to address adults who are
On September 24, Dr. Richard and Ellen Gertler will be boarding a designated Nefesh B’Nefesh flight to embark upon their new lives as olim chadashim.
