In this week’s parsha, the riveting story of Yosef Hatzadik reaches its climax as Yosef finally reveals himself to his brothers with the famous words,
We know Yaakov lived until 147 and that he descended to Egypt at 130. The question then becomes why the Torah had to go out
I received a lot of positive feedback after my last “miscellaneous words” column, so I decided to do one again: אציל: This word means “nobleman”
Well, the world has been waiting for an end to 2020 and it’s finally upon us. Most people are ready to say good riddance to
The entire focus of the pandemic response has been pragmatic. We should wear masks, we should social distance, we should avoid crowds (rallies notwithstanding), and
As we conclude Sefer Bereishit, we have learned many discrete lessons from our Avot and the others in the sefer. One question could be asked,
Seymour N. Chesir, z”l’s dedication to the Yeshiva of Central Queens preserved its legacy of excellence in both Judaic and secular education and nurtured the
Part I We are all familiar with the two miracles associated with Chanukah, the Yom Tov we recently celebrated. Logic dictates that the miracle of
Yannai was one of the great liturgical poets who flourished in the Land of Israel in either the sixth or seventh centuries. For many years,
In his introduction to Rabbi Chaim Volozhin’s Nefesh Hachaim, Rabbi Chaim’s son, Rabbi Yitzchok, wrote that “He would regularly rebuke me when he saw that
No one except polar bears really likes freezing weather. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of what we like to do and what
(Courtesy of ADI) On December 17, 2020, the seventh day of Chanukah, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin visited ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran, the state-of-the-art residential and rehabilitative
