It was so strange. This week, on Tuesday morning, those of us in the New York area awoke to ice and snow. After a December
Although the style has mostly shifted, it wasn’t too long ago that three-piece suits were in vogue for men. Some vests had four buttons, some
There is an ongoing raging debate whether our contemporary educational system is adequately preparing our children for life. Many of the skills necessary for success
When I was a student pursuing my master’s at Fordham’s School of Social Work, one of the classes I took was titled “Advanced Clinical Assessment
The following was written in Cheshvan 5771/October 2010. It is with utmost gratitude to Hashem Yisborach that we announce and celebrate the birth of our
It is well known that the month of Cheshvan is devoid of any official holidays (thank God for Shabbos!). But to me and my siblings,
Anyone who travels to and from Monsey (or Rockland County) is familiar with the challenge of driving on the Palisades Parkway at night. During the
A congregant once remarked to me that Yom Kippur is her favorite day of the year. Then she added with a half-smile, “I don’t even
Camp is an amazing place. In a certain sense it’s a fantasy land where a camper can spend all day with friends, have a slumber
On August 29, 1911, the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous work, was stolen off the wall of the Louvre in Paris. For a
It was Visiting Day in Camp Dora Golding a few years ago and the campus was packed with excited parents and children, who were catching
Rabbi Mordechai Finkelman, Mashgiach in Yeshiva Ohr HaChaim in Queens, NY, and a personal rebbe, related that at a Torah Umesorah Convention he attended some
