It has been 16 years to the day from Hurricane Katrina to Hurricane Ida. What has happened in 16 years? Here’s what I know. As
Rabbi Dr. Moshe Tendler, zt”l, and I interacted on only three occasions, but as a woman, daughter and mother who principally functions outside the mainstream
Glimpses of his day-to-day life on the occasion of his first yahrzeit. It is 8:30 a.m. Shabbat morning and the Rosh Yeshivah emerges, as he
In the 1990s when I lived in Los Angeles, I published the largest Jewish newspaper in the West, which was two years shy of 100
As we embark on a new year, Esta Smith Luber thinks it’s the ideal time to look ahead and plan for the future. A longtime
With October being Fire Prevention Month, now is a good time to take stock of the measures you have in place in your home to
If you haven’t watched Dave Chappelle’s “The Closer” yet, I suggest doing so before reading this. It is available on Netflix and is well worth
The Mishnah in Tractate Megillah lists a number of passages in Tanach that should and should not be translated during the public Torah reading. The
Every cancer patient benefits from social support. The interactions with relatives—parents, children, siblings—and especially with spouses and significant others, as well as with friends and
(Courtesy of Bergen Hatzalah) Bergen Hatzalah, the Chevra Hatzalah division based in Bergen County, New Jersey, launched its monthly continuing medical education (CME) program earlier
The source of almost any illness or complaint is at the cellular level. From chronic physical pain to depression and anxiety, cellular dysfunction leads to
Sharsheret is Hebrew for chain. And Sharsheret, a national non-profit organization, headquartered in Teaneck, certainly lives up to its name’s image, through the chain of
