In Tractate Brachot (12b), the Talmud reveals an intriguing consideration by the rabbis: they once contemplated adding a fourth section to the Shema, incorporating the
Klal Yisrael is rightfully obsessed with the work of chinuch, education. Both Moshe and Avraham are compared to Bilaam, as our Sages likened the quality
גביית חוב Bava Metzia 113a As I walked into my favorite Wall Street Kosher Deli for lunch, I saw the bailiffs carrying out stacks of
This perspective on the nature and purpose of talmud Torah sheds light on a different feature of Judaism: the all-encompassing and nitty-gritty system of
Among the most wicked people of all time, Bilaam is included in an exclusive list in the Mishna: “Four commoners have no share in the
They say there are six degrees of separation. In the Jewish community, it’s more like three. When Jews initially interact with each other, the questions
This story inaugurates a new series of articles in The Jewish Link, in which the leading candidates running for governor of the State of New
Am I the only one who cracked up when I heard the name of the category 5 hurricane which recently arrived on the shores of
Years ago, if one typed the word “parent” into their computer, autocorrect would immediately change it to the plural form, a clear insensitivity as that
Muhammad Deif, Donald Trump Who would have thought that the targeted assassination of Muhammad Deif would be eclipsed by the assassination attempt against Donald Trump?
The “astounding indifference” of school officials toward a Jewish high school student who was repeatedly assaulted, threatened and harassed for documenting the antisemitic actions of
A federal lawsuit has been filed against the union representing legal aid attorneys in Nassau County charging it violated state and federal law by attempting
