A Kohen’s Soaked Socks In ordinary times we would not consider it. However, when praying outdoors on the still-moist ground this past Shabbat, a Shaarei

Are we permitted to participate in tours of Har Bayit (the Temple Mount) led by Orthodox groups in Israel, such as the Machon Mikdash (Jerusalem’s

There is some confusion concerning the practice of galut Jewry regarding lulav and sukkah on Shemini Atzeret. Let us shed some light on practices that

Despite the raging storm and despite establishing Yonah’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the sailors still endeavor to save Yonah along with their own lives.

“Why did the captain (rav hachoveil) abandon his sailors on deck and reach out to Yonah to pray?” asked my Torah Academy of Bergen County

Does Yonah actually think he can flee God? Ask Ibn Ezra to Yonah 1:1 and Radak to Yonah 1:3. Is Yonah not familiar with Yeshayahu

We are so proud of our three alert TABC students who noticed an eruv wire had come down when they went to play tennis on

Had Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg, the great gaon who ascended to Gan Eden last week, not known a word of Torah, he would have been

Upon the advice of a leading epidemiologist, Shaarei Orah’s minyanim remain outside. With Rosh Chodesh Elul rapidly approaching, our kehillah is faced with a decision

A friend from Texas recently called about his 8-year-old son’s bedwetting challenge. This is a very common challenge for children of this age. Children are

With many praying outside on Shabbat, rabbis are frequently asked whether we are permitted to use sunscreen on Shabbat. The issue centers on the topic

This past Sunday, I was reviewing an eruv in Long Island where there was much utility pole construction underway along the eruv route. The community’s