(Courtesy of JCC MetroWest) The director of the New Jersey Jewish Film Festival said enthusiasm and ticket sales were high when the pandemic forced the
The YM-YWHA of Union County’s early childhood program reopened this week, and everyone was so excited to be back and see the teachers they missed
It seems that there is anger and rage everywhere we turn these days. Some are angry at those not wearing masks, others outraged that mask
The primary Hebrew word for inheritance is “yerusha.” However, the Torah supplies an additional term for inheritance—the word “nachalah”—and the eighth perek of Bava Batra,
With this week’s haftarah, we introduce a new function for the weekly prophetic selection. Until this point, the purpose of the haftarah was to strike
Rav Ari Marcus vs. Rav Haim Jachter It is a decades-long tradition in many American Orthodox families. Sunday morning breakfast consists of dairy French toast
These are not ordinary days. Not for students, not for parents nor for teachers. In times of hardship, we should return to our base, to
I’d like to dedicate this dvar Torah to a very happy couple, my daughter Malka and husband Tzvi Sontag, who recently gave birth to a
What is the meaning of this root שׁתם that is used to describe Bilam? It only appears at Numbers 24:3 and 24:15. There is a
(Courtesy of ALEH) On Sunday, July 5, ALEH (www.ALEH.org), Israel’s network of care for individuals with severe complex disabilities, hosted a virtual memorial ceremony and
Needless to say, the world has faced tremendous challenges in recent months. Medical, financial and emotional hardships have hit wide swaths of our population. The
A very disturbing article was published in The Washington Post on June 30, entitled “There Is No Safe Way to Reopen Colleges This Fall.” The
