The Jewish Family Service of Central NJ (JFSCNJ) Annual Meeting will be held Wednesday evening, June 22 at 7 p.m. at the JFSCNJ Halpern Building,
The Young Israel of Fort Lee invites the community to enjoy the Torah Flora Walk in Fort Lee followed by a Lunch and Learn with
Asbury Shorts USA, New York City’s longest-running short film exhibition and travel show, will present its nationally recognized “41st Short Film Concert” at The Kaplen
David Brooks, in his bestselling book, The Road to Character, draws a sharp distinction between what he calls the résumé virtues – the achievements and
Moshe Rabbeinu vs. The Malachim Shabbat 88b-89a presents a stunning interaction between Moshe Rabbeinu and the malachim, the Heavenly angels. The Gemara records (from the
Moshe’s authority had become unsteady and was teetering on the edge. Having faced a barrage of complaints and grievances, he was forced to delegate some
I recently attended a wedding in which the chosson had just finished serving five years in the Marine Corps. There were multiple young men dressed
In Poland, we heard an incredible story of the Mozhitzer Rebbe’s student, R’ Azriel David Fastag, the composer of many magnificent famous melodies of the
Parshat B’ha’alotecha The haftarah that we read this Shabbat is a selection taken from Sefer Zecharya (Chapters 2-4) which includes the vision of the seven-branched
הוּא (שִׁמְעוֹן הַצַּדִּיק) הָיָה אוֹמֵר, עַל שְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד, עַל הַתּוֹרָה וְעַל הָעֲבוֹדָה וְעַל גְּמִילוּת חֲסָדִים. (א:ב) Torah The second mishnah of Avot begins
The tzadik Reb Simcha Bunim of Peshischa, zy’a, was one of the most impactful leaders of the Chasidic movement. He led his talmidim along an
In Yevamot 104a, both Rabbi bar Chiyya of Ctesiphon (the capital city of the Sassanian dynasty, on the Tigris River, near Mechoza) in Shmuel’s time,
