I wonder if others have had this experience too. Before Tisha B’Av, I was listening to a lecture about the importance of being nosei b’ol

There are certain phrases, motions and actions that instantly become catchphrases. They may have been non-existent one day, and then the next day everyone seems

America takes sports quite seriously. Baseball is our national pastime, and basketball and hockey are not too shabby. The Super Bowl is the most viewed

A few years ago, there was a major heat wave in the New York area over Sheva Asar b’Tammuz. With temperatures in the upper 90s

Shortly before Pesach vacation began in Heichal HaTorah this year, a conscientious student who takes his spiritual growth seriously asked to speak with me in

It’s the last thing any driver wants to see in their rearview mirror. Yes, blue lives matter, but we don’t want to see a cop

During my youth, my personal hero was the popular Jewish singer, Avrohom Fried. As a member of Tzlil V’zemer Boys Choir I enjoyed the fact

As technology becomes increasingly faster and more convenient, we expect to be able to do more and have more in less space. But everything has

A number of years ago, on the final day of Pesach at the beginning of my pre-Yizkor derasha, I related that Mickey Mantle, the legendary

A number of years ago—on Chol Hamoed Pesach—the Staum family enjoyed an indoor rock climbing facility. The facility boasts numerous 40-foot climbs to the roof

A few years ago ago, a good friend invited me and my wife to his home for a meeting he was hosting. He told me

Our Sages relate that the Torah is concerned with the money of the Jewish people (Rosh Hashanah 27a). I feel that this is readily apparent