“When praying the morning prayer, Baruch She’Amar, one should recite the words slowly, carefully, with intense feeling and joy, as if one were counting money.”

How often have I heard that we Jews are no better than anyone else? How often have I heard that we are no different that

A mourner who has buried a beloved wife, mother or father returns home from the graveyard where he has left part of himself, where he

Do you know why we are here? Why do we go to shul? The answer should be obvious—to pray to God. But why is there

“When a Jew prays the morning prayers and says, ‘Give thanks to God, call out His Name, make His deeds known among the nations,’ he

Two of the great leaders of the chasidic movement were the Baal Shem Tov and Rabbi Menachem Mendel Morgenstern of Kotzk, known as the Kotzker

Did you talk to God today? No, I don’t mean did you daven, did you say your morning prayers. I mean, did you talk to

Buried deep within the pages of the popular Pirkei Avot, Ethics of the Fathers, that is frequently studied by thousands of Jews, is a short

There was a debate in the beit midrash, the House of Study, in Babylonia, some 2,000 years ago. Which verse best summarizes the entire Torah?

Another busy, stress-filled work week: work, school, children, laundry, cleaning, shopping, cooking. Thank goodness for Shabbos so we can finally rest. Shabbos should not be

The Talmud tells us that when a person dies and his soul goes to heaven, the heavenly court of judgment asks six questions: “Raba said,

Two articles in your September 9 issue left me somewhat dissatisfied: “Why Some Choose to Be Religious and Others Do Not” by Rabbi Haim Jachter;