I just came across a very interesting book, “Nehama Leibowitz: Teacher and Bible Scholar.” The author, Yael Unterman, worked on this book for 10 years
The very beginnings of both this parsha and last week’s parsha present a contrast. In last week’s parsha, the parsha opens up saying וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע יִתְר֨וֹ,“Yitro
In recent Torah parsha readings we seem to come across many instances where our matriarchs had difficulty conceiving. Sarah only had a baby at the
Avos d’Rav Nason teaches that when one person gives anything to another, whether it is a gift, assistance, or other act of kindness, the manner
Picture books are a very powerful medium for teaching children. Their effectiveness results from the way in which the illustrations, content and emotional experience of
We drove to Rochester in frightful conditions. Leaving the northern New Jersey area there was no snow, just patches of dense fog. However, as we
Editor’s note: The Distenfeld family is observing the 28th yahrzeit of their mother this Shabbat. Gershon has often thought of his mother’s letter to her
Last week, an article was published in the Jewish Link about our organization, Communities Confronting Substance Abuse, and, during the interview, I mentioned that Elana,
“Read one chapter per week.” This was the advice my late father-in-law delivered a decade ago as he proclaimed all of life’s answers can be
Pittsburgh. Poway. Jersey City. Monsey. These are the locations of brutal, recent anti-Semitic attacks. And that list doesn’t include the myriad anti-Semitic incidents in the
Part IV This piece will focus on how and why some Ashkenazic Jews—both religious and (later) secular—adopted the Sephardic pronunciation of Hebrew because they deemed
Reviewing: “Takanas Hashavim,” by Rabbi Daniel Yaakov Travis. Ohel Rabbeinu Yonoson Ublima Foundation. Often people will (mistakenly) say something to the effect that there are
