A number of years ago, the infant daughter of a close friend and colleague suddenly took ill and had to be hospitalized. The man’s wife

A number of years ago a friend mentioned that there was a shul not too far from me that was looking to hire a chazan

When I was a student in Fordham University pursuing my master’s in social work, one of my professors recounted an experience that he had witnessed,

During my years in yeshiva Shaarei Torah a fellow named Moshe, who was not a student, would at times circle the yeshiva. At times he

On February 17, 2001, my wife and I were married in Bais Faiga hall in Lakewood. (Lakewood is a city way down the Garden State

Every generation loves to tell the subsequent generations how different things were “back when I was a kid.” One of the things my generation will

Wednesday, April 29, 2015, was a beautiful spring afternoon, ideal for any baseball fan to buy some peanuts and Cracker Jacks without a care if

Last week, Air Canada announced that flight attendants will no longer be addressing passengers as “ladies and gentlemen.” They claim that the move is being

Sunday afternoons during May and June are dedicated to Pirchei Baseball. Every grade has its own teams and games. As the boys get older, the

This past weekend, our family enjoyed a wonderful Shabbos at my parents’ home in the Forshay section of Monsey. Shabbos morning was very cold, with

On Chol Hamoed Sukkos a few months ago, the Staum family attended a concert in Teaneck featuring Mordechai Shapiro and the Yeshiva Boys Choir. It