Bilam said, “May my soul die the death of the upright (‘yesharim’)” (23:10), to which Ramban explains that Bilaam was referring to Bnei Yisrael who
Parshat Balak is one of the most perplexing parshiot in the Torah. But perhaps the most fundamental question of all is: Why is this parsha
A few summers ago I was invited to co-star in a video entitled “The Do and Don’ts of Shana Rishona (first year of marriage).” While
In Parshat Balak, the king of Moav, Balak, called upon Bilam to curse the Jews. The first time that Balak sent messengers to Bilam to
Question: I learned that one should prioritize giving tzedaka to relatives over others. I give a nice amount of tzedaka, almost exclusively out of the
Born and bred in the Country Club area of Teaneck, and a product of local schools, Ari Solomon knows of what he speaks when he
(Courtesy of YILB) On the morning of July 4th, the Young Israel of Long Beach (YILB), in conjunction with Temple Zion Atlantic and Long Beach
The oft-repeated and underlying theme at the Thursday, July 7 Mega Siyum on Masechet Yevamot was, “It’s not the Daf, but the Yomi.” Charismatic, internationally
Irene Hizme, z”l, and her brother René Slotkin, who was niftar this past week and was beloved in the Ohab Zedek community of Manhattan, were
Caan, the famed Hollywood actor, died on July 6, 2022 at the age of 82. He was a lifelong Zionist and, on his first trip
Each year, approximately 400 young men and women of the Jewish community dedicate their summer to assisting the campers of Camp HASC. HASC serves children
State lawmakers were called back to Albany on June 30 to battle the war on gun violence. Earlier last month the U.S. Supreme Court struck
