I steer clear of politics. I studiously avoid political discussion both in my role as rabbi of Congregation Shaarei Orah and rebbe at TABC. There
When I was growing up in Monsey, I went into our garage one day and saw a mountain of empty soda cans and bottles. I
May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Meira Chaya Nechama Beracha, a”h, bat David Mordechai, sheyichye Should a husband violate the
Inspired by the celebration of the Daf Yomi Siyum HaShas this past January, like many others, I joined my husband in learning a daf each
Shabbat Zachor Parshat Tetzaveh Why did he do it? Why did the first king of a united Israel, a king regarded by Chazal as a
The me’il (robe) was one of the eight vestments that the kohen gadol wore. This robe wasn’t a simple trench coat or “frock,” but rather
I previously wrote a column about Yaakov’s blessing to Naftali. At Genesis 49:21, we read: “Naftali ayalah sheluchah, ha-noten imrei shefer”= Naftali is a hind
We are not sure what to say. As children, we lived through the days of a severe polio epidemic. Parents were encouraged to not allow
One of the joys of being in the Jewish media world is that I get to meet many interesting and special people who are truly
(Courtesy of Kaplen JCC on the Palisades) On Sunday, February 9, more than 900 music lovers filled the Bergen County Academies auditorium to celebrate the
In the past few years, a swath of slick, glossy food magazines have fought for space with ubiquitous copies of the Yatid Neeman and The
Serendipity. It’s a word that I never learned in high school as it was too far along the alphabet for me to reach it when
