In a year where COVID-19 has created extreme hardship and needs within the Jewish community, locally, and around the world, United Jewish Federation of Greater
Since the onset of COVID-19, it seems that life changes on a daily basis. One such shift has been a dynamic exodus from New York
The Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy of Connecticut (BCHA) invites parents to attend the school’s first-ever virtual open house for prospective lower school families on Monday, Nov.
Rabbi Dr. Moshe Tendler, professor of Jewish medical ethics, professor of biology, and rosh yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, will give a
(Courtesy of CCE) Dr. Shay Pilnik, the new director of the Emil and Jenny A. Fish Holocaust and Genocide Studies Center at Yeshiva University, will
(Courtesy of RCRF) Rachel’s Children Reclamation Foundation (RCRF) celebrated its 26th annual commemoration dinner for Rachel Imeinu’s yahrzeit of 11 Mar Cheshvan, on Sunday, October
My 90-year-old mother received her absentee ballot in the mail last week, and proudly voted in the upcoming election. It was the 18th presidential election
The Torah of my primary role models, Rabbis Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Aharon Lichtenstein and Abraham Isaac Kook: embraces every person, created in God’s Image, with
Partisanship, the idea that we must vote for a particular political party always and forever, regardless of its current positions, leaders and tendencies, is a
This election cycle has brought us headlines such as “Leading Orthodox rabbi endorses Trump for reelection” and “Leading Israeli Modern Orthodox rabbi condemns Trump.” We
I haven’t slept much in the last month. Neither has anyone on our team at the Teach Coalition. We are busy 24/6 working to get
In a recent virtual conference with Orthodox rabbis and constituents, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.-11) emphasized her sensitivity to the needs of the Jewish community. She
