(Courtesy of West Orange Mikvah) The Essex County Ritualarium, otherwise known as the West Orange Mikvah, hosted a virtual mixology fundraising event on Saturday evening,
(Courtesy of JFCS) For too many families in our community, food insecurity has been a constant struggle—a daily reminder that the COVID-19 pandemic is still
It’s been a crazy year since last Purim, with the world literally turned upside down and masks for all becoming the norm, not just a
Author’s note: I am blessed to have been a parent for the past 13 years. I have found that over the years, as I continue
Rabbi Sacks, zt’’l, had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book “Lessons in Leadership.” The Israelites had crossed
A few years ago I received an email from Dinah in the UK who heard my Tu B’Shevat shiur on TorahAnytime. Reacting to my analogy
Beshalach As the ferocious waves of the Red Sea parted, the marine floor was paved dry to welcome the passage of the Jews. Suddenly, the
Reviewing: “Ideas: Shemot,” by Sina Kahen. ISBN-13: 979-8588441575, Independently published, 2020. Paperback, 174 pages. In the October 15, 2020, issue of The Jewish Link, I
Have you ever noticed that some stand and others sit for Mizmor L’Toda, a most joyous perek of Tehillim that we recite each day? The
Parashat B’shalach Chapters 4 and 5 of Sefer Shoftim, from which this week’s haftarah is taken, tell the story of Israel’s struggle against the northern
There are some kids who struggle in a class or two, but are able to get the extra help they need to stay in a
At the beginning of Parshat Beshalach we are told that the Israelites were חמשים when they went out of Egypt. This word is often translated
