Every night, there are more and more people flocking to the Kotel for Selichot. It’s not yet the middle of Elul, yet it already looks
In 1942, Ted Mogil, a U.S. Marine, was given a military-issued prayer book just before he was shipped out to the South Pacific. As the
How a chance encounter led to an inspirational and educational experience. “The eruv is not kosher!” Not the words you ever want to hear, especially
Some of my fondest memories of the High Holidays revolve around arriving at shul with my father and four younger sisters long before anyone else.
Packing It at Yad Leah, America Mazal tov to the Bieler family on Chaya’s bat mitzvah. Chaya, a seventh grader at Shalshelet, celebrated her bat
On Sunday, September 15, The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale (HIR) hosted its annual community chesed day in remembrance of September 11, 2001. From 9 a.m.
Yesterday I was reminded of something that most of us probably do not give much thought to. I received a notice that an acquaintance from
A number of years ago, I became aware of the popular show, “America’s Got Talent.” The concept was for average people to perform their specific
Join them this Sunday for an inspiring field day of sports activities and community. (Courtesy of Kaplen JCCOTP) The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades Guttenberg
“Beef Up Our Boys” is an initiative started by Chaim Rutenberg of Beit Shemesh last October, right after the war started. When Rutenberg learned from
Agam ‘Gigi’ Berger (Agam bat Meirav), 20, is a private in the IDF. She was wounded on October 7, when she was abducted from Nahal
It’s hard to live in the space between good and ugly And sometimes I drown in that dark in-between Losing bits of myself as I
