Bar Kamtza (Gittin 56a) is incensed by the rabbi’s silence in the wake of his humiliating expulsion from the grand party. He interprets their silence
This past week, Camp Dora Golding went on a trip to Dorney Park, a major theme park in Allentown, Pennsylvania. As anyone who has ever
Why did Yaakov fear for Binyamin? In sidrat Miketz, he didn’t want to send Binyamin along with Reuven to Egypt, lest harm befall him (וּקְרָאָ֤הוּ
At the beginning of the book of Devarim, Moses reviews the history of the Israelites’ experience in the wilderness, starting with the appointment of leaders
The Case The series of thefts was discovered in shul. One woman, a math teacher, decided to bring up the bizarre theft. “It was the
In his introduction to sefer Devarim, Ramban writes that sefer Devarim contains an elaboration of much of what was already previously taught in the Torah.
Editor’s note: As part of our introductory note and column by Rabbis Strauchler and Fine last week, we present the first installment of the monthly
(YWN) HaGaon HaRav Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss, zt”l, the gaavad of the Eidah HaChareidis, passed away on Friday night, July 29, at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital
Ketubot 22a: Hapeh She’assar Hu Hapeh Shehitir When the lady who escaped from behind the iron curtain to the United States said that she had
If only Yente had a computer, the “Fiddler on the Roof” matchmaker’s life would have been so much easier. That’s because the world of Jewish
Bernie Moerdler, who was 19 when he moved to Israel from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, has already made waves with a number of impressive projects,
Seeks to overturn state school ethics commission decision not to censure Clifton Board of Education members. Citing the “misinformed, politically slanted and antisemitic rants” of
