It was a Tuesday morning. I had just finished leading the morning prayers in the national-religious synagogue in the heavily haredi neighborhood of Har Nof
On Saturday night, Dec.6, Gaylen Ross presented her movie to more than 100 people at Rinat Yisrael. Reszo Kasztner, who historians say rescued more Jews
“Is Moriah’s mommy and daddy coming to school for its birthday today?” asked one of the pre-K children at the birthday celebrating 50 years of
Innocent until proven guilty. As Americans, we are intimately familiar with this fundamental precept of the justice system. We may form opinions as to an
Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to public health. Resistance makes it harder for physicians to treat infections and can increase the chance patients will
The holidays are a time for wonderful food and memorable occasions with family and friends. Sometimes, however, the holidays can also bring stressful events for
Throughout the month of November, Moriah students from Kindergarten through 5th grade have been participating in a program named “The Giving Tree.” The themes of
Last week, on Thanksgiving morning, Gabrielle Green, Carly Sheinfeld, Nikki Ratner and Yakira Keiser held a three-on-three basketball tournament at Yeshivat Noam as a chesed
Texas! Cowboys. Indians. Mexicans. Jews. Jews? Somehow the more acceptable picture of Jews is walking on West 47th Street in New York or in a
How do you define “maturity”? The dictionary definition asserts that it is a state of being full-grown, ripe, or fully developed. But I think that
It’s that time of year again–the end of daylight savings and the beginning of the dark season. While many of us look forward to seasonal
One Friday night in early August two strangers showed up at my door and dropped off a baby. It was almost anticlimactic. My partner and
