Parshat Toldot is very perplexing: How could Esau sell his birthright for a pot of lentil stew? How could Yitzhak be oblivious to Esau’s faults?
Parshat Toldot introduces a new phase in Sefer Bereishit and in the lives of our avot and imahot. Beginning with our parsha, we are witness
During a two-day deep dive into OU kosher’s policy to certify “dairy English muffins,” a thoughtful talmid raised a fundamental question: Does Hashem truly care
Part I I am here going to summarize an article in Hakirah, volume 31 (2022) by Daniel Klein. The article is entitled: “Let Him Bray:
Question: I am moving into an apartment and want to know whether the storage room (in the building’s basement) requires a mezuzah. Answer: We will
The Springboard School reflects on its long history of serving bright children with developmental differences. This fall, we began our fourth year at Lubavitch on
My Mordechai and I always considered ourselves fortunate to have many friends affiliated with Chabad while we were living in Montreal. With great wonder and
Hannah Caicedo, of Westfield, New Jersey, has known for a very long time—since she was 7 years old—that “something was off” concerning her Christian upbringing
“We are all Jews,” said Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds to the German commander holding a Luger pistol to his head. Edmonds, a non-Jew, was the
As he introduced longtime Teaneck High School (THS) mathematics instructor Goldie Minkowitz to the Board of Education on the evening of the rededication of the
Every year around this time—let’s call it “late fall”—I feel a sudden awareness of how much has happened in my life in such a short
Sixty-one percent: That’s the rise in antisemitic attacks in the United States according to a recent study by the ADL, the highest number on record
