(Courtesy of BPL) In what proved to be an extremely competitive contest, former Bergenfield resident Linda Mohr has been selected as the recipient of the
(Courtesy of Chai Lifeline) Chai Lifeline, the Jewish community’s leading children’s health support network, announced the successful completion and graduation of the first cohort of
(Courtesy of Congregation Heichal Moshe) Cong. Heichal Moshe on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, under the leadership of the Prager Rav, Rabbi Moshe Vorhand,
One of the most difficult elements of the Torah and the way of life it prescribes is the phenomenon of animal sacrifices—for obvious reasons. First,
The concern for peeled eggs, onions and garlic left overnight is virtually unheard of in many communities. When hearing about it for the first time,
Though Hashem controls the world and decrees human suffering (as we saw in previous pieces), humanity is its cause. All Good The Torah’s very
The guidelines surrounding the Mishkan, korbanot and rituals were repeated twice. The first round of instructions, in parshat Vayikra, was directed to the rank and
This week, we read Parshas Parah. Rav Moshe Wolfson says it is the last parsha of the Hebrew months of the year, since Shabbos ushers
Our Sages relate that the Torah is concerned with the money of the Jewish people (Rosh Hashanah 27a). I feel that this is readily apparent
Sefer Vayikra opens with God calling Moshe from the Mishkan (Vayikra 1:1), and telling him to speak to the Children of Israel (1:2) about the
Shabbat Parah Parshat Tzav The primary theme of the special haftarah we read for this Shabbat Parah is that of Hashem’s promise of the future
The section of the Torah we read as Maftir this Shabbat—Parshat Parah—has baffled scholars and commentators for all of our history. Taken from the parsha
