Was that over a dozen motorcycles we saw, parked in front of a house in Teaneck the other night? What could that be? Have no

If you stand on the railroad tracks and see a train coming your way you would probably become anxious and fearful. You would get off

We read in Parsha Re’eh that one should not make any cuttings in one’s skin for the dead (14:1). Apparently, this was a mourning custom

The other day, a friend of mine whimsically asked why we bother to commemorate Tisha B’Av these days. “After all,” he opined, “that all happened

In Bamidbar (Chapter 26) we are given a breakdown of the population of each tribe that was counted in the census after the plague. The

We hope and expect that our children will carry on our Jewish traditions and values. After spending a small fortune on tuition, summer camps and

There are times in life when we make mistakes. Sometimes these mistakes are grievous or even sinful. When we get a chance to make them

If our fate is decreed on Rosh Hashanah, are we allowed to pray for better health when we become ill? Does it help at all?

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn have negatively affected many people’s mental health and created new barriers for people already suffering from mental illness

The Gemara (Yevamot 61b) explains that, tragically, in the times of Rabbi Akiva, approximately 24,000 of his students died of a plague during the period

Reading through Tehillim, one might imagine that Dovid HaMelech, King David, had it made in life. He is often quoted as praising God and constantly

In last week’s parsha, we read that a census would be taken by having the Jewish people donate a half shekel each. This would prevent