On Wednesday, in March 2008, our family moved to our current home at 3 Landau Lane. That Shabbos, two of our close friends—the Kraus and
During one of my visits to Eretz Yisrael a few years ago, I was getting ready to shave before Shabbos. Although my shaver was wired
As I was preparing the wicks and oil for the menorah during one of the mornings of Chanukah, our 4-year-old son, Dovid, commented that he
This week, one of the non-Jewish teachers in yeshiva related that he is surprised that there were regular general studies classes during Chanukah. He noted
On November 9, in Heichal HaTorah, a group of students made a small model graffitied wall, symbolic of the Berlin Wall, which divided West and
For a period during my youth, my parents arranged for my sister Ahuva and me to take ice-skating lessons. What I remember the most is
It was undoubtedly one of the most exciting days of my pre-married life. In 2000, I was one of the older bachurim in the beis
Someone once told me that when people ask each other how they are doing, they mean besides the fact that they’re tired. It’s as if
A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of accompanying the ninth and 12th graders of our yeshiva, Heichal HaTorah, on the first shabbaton
This week, Mesivta Ohr Naftali of New Windsor, New York, where I am privileged to serve as general studies principal each afternoon, celebrated a special
In our home, we take the custom of eating challah with honey during this time of year very seriously. If having honey is symbolic to
This past Wednesday, parents in the tri-state area gleefully celebrated the return of their children to school. No doubt they are thrilled that their children
