Not every bar mitzvah speech is so memorable that you remember it in detail years later, but when we hear something that speaks to us,

As most shul rabbis can attest, we are rarely back home the moment minyan is over. People often have quick questions or comments to share

“Abba, we have a big problem!” my son told me anxiously a few weeks back. What now? I thought. “There is a dead squirrel in

Editor’s note: This article is a personal essay/dvar Torah corresponding to Parshat Baalak from our regular columnist in West Orange and is not a commentary

I was driving last week on the New Jersey Turnpike and found myself going quite slowly behind a truck in the middle lane. As I

One day this past week, my son was playing basketball in our driveway when I came out the front door. As I stood on the

It was one of those moments that are priceless as a parent. When one of our children was about 7 years old, he woke up

As if being the youngest in my family wasn’t enough, my last name didn’t do me any favors. I have a very warm place in

David was known as a charitable, respected and active member of his community. He was out of the house a number of nights each week

When I learned in yeshiva in Israel some 25 years ago, I was told by a native Israeli that if one wants to get the

A couple of years ago we decided to make our first garden. I had seen other people make gardens and was told it was relatively

A number of years ago, a close rabbinic colleague called me and shared his deep frustration. The rabbi was officiating at a funeral where the