Miscellaneous Insights Into English and Hebrew Words and Jewish History
Periodically, I come across insights that do not warrant an entire column, but that I would like to share: Cereal: This word derives from “Ceres,”
Periodically, I come across insights that do not warrant an entire column, but that I would like to share: Cereal: This word derives from “Ceres,”
By Rav Reuven Taragin Previously, we explored the fundamental belief that Hashem controls everything that happens to a person, and some of the ramifications of
קם ליה בדרבה מיניה Gittin 53a “Judge! He killed my husband. I have seven small children and no money. And you won’t award me damages?”
By Rabbi Noach Goldstein After an entire masechta devoted to the gloomy halachot of fast days that culminates with the details of Tisha B’Av, Masechet
You might be capable of forcing a person to do something, but can you compel one to feel something? Our parsha states, “You shall love
The first promise given to Avraham (Bereishit 12:2) was that he would be made into a goy gadol, “a great nation,” but it is only
Recently, after a long drive with no restroom in sight, a person entered a Dunkin Donuts off the highway to buy a drink and to
A lot has been written about Auschwitz and other Nazi killing centers, necessarily so. If we do not talk and write about it, it will
(Courtesy of YU) Shortly after the spring 2023 semester ended, a cohort of 34 YU undergraduate students participated in the Torat Adam Summer Experience (TASE)
A contingent of Camp Simcha campers and their counselors from Israel landed in Newark airport in the early morning on Wednesday, July 19th, much too
By Rachel Lewkowicz The Feldschneider family, residents of Voorhees, New Jersey, are currently facing an unimaginable medical crisis that has turned their lives upside down.
House leader announces $1M federal funding boost for the largest charity in his district. (Courtesy of Met Council) House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries recently joined