‘At every moment, Israel must be strong, free and secure, with a powerful army that can defend its citizens.’ (Courtesy of FIDF) Israeli Prime Minister
(Courtesy of JewishGen) JewishGen, the world’s leading website for Jewish genealogy, announced a new partnership with the Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv
(Courtesy of Hatzalah) Hatzalah of MetroWest (formerly Hatzalah of West Orange & Livingston) proudly announces its formal expansion into Morristown and the growth of its
(Courtesy of Kaplen JCC on the Palisades) The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades recently hosted a free event entitled “Press Play at the J: Fall
The Acharonim debate if Hashem forgives aveirot bein adam laMakom (sins between Hashem and us) if one did not appease those against whom he sinned.
We sometimes forget that Yom Kippur, in a sense, is a day of joy. We are forgiven for our past mistakes and receive a clean
Evidently, religious crimes have a color! Encouraging us to penitence, Yeshayahu the prophet exhorts us to whiten our “red” sins: “If your sins are like
Day of Purification Though we generally associate Yom Kippur with atonement, the Torah defines tahara, purification, as the day’s goal: (כי ביום הזה יכפר עליכם
Question: Is it permitted/proper to take pills before Yom Kippur that improve one’s fasting on Yom Kippur? Answer: Clearly, while the Torah commands “v’initem et
An exploration of the nature of the kedushat hayom of Yom Kippur. For most of my life I have been under the impression that Yom
There is a mitzvah of joy on every Yom Tov (see Pesachim 109a and Rambam Hilchot Yom Tov 6:17-18), so why should Rosh Hashanah and
The noun “נפשׁ” occurs over 700 times in Tanach. The word has a range of meanings including: person, life, life-force, breath, desire and appetite. (For
