The Jachter family loves to eat at and from Mashu Mashu sushi in Fair Lawn (under RCBC supervision). They enjoy the décor at the store

The Shir Shel Yom (Psalm of the Day) recited at the conclusion of Shacharit mirrors the Shir Shel Yom recited by the Levi’im in the

Since the time of the Rishonim, the location of the halachic dateline has been a topic of discussion among halachic authorities. The debate intensified in

The Zohar and Eliyahu HaNavi It is the highlight of the Zohar reading of the Brit Yitzhak, the gathering of family and friends at the

He served with distinction as the chief rabbi of Tel Aviv from 1973 to 1998. He composed volumes of very accessible teshuvot titled “Aseih Lecha

The Aruch Hashulchan (Orach Chaim 345:17) affirms the well-known practice of most Ashkenazic Jews to rely upon a community eruv. May Sephardic Jews also rely

Introduction For many centuries, the great commentaries on the Gemara have grappled with a classic conundrum. On the one hand, one must make a bracha

The placement of a comma makes all the difference in the world. In a classic example, there is a very big difference between “Let’s eat

A Lenient Ruling of Rama I recall learning as far back as elementary school that if one forgot to recite HaMelech HaMishpat during the Aseret

It is one of the most well-known differences between Sephardic Jews and Ashkenazic Jews. The Sephardic minhag, on one hand, is to recite Selichot beginning

“Nein” (no), cried the gabai (sexton) at the German-Jewish synagogue in Switzerland. A guest was leading the congregation in prayer and added “v’yatzmach purkanei v’kareiv

Ashkenazic Pronunciation of Shem Hashem You may have witnessed the following: An Ashkenazic Jew attending a Sephardic synagogue receives an aliyah. Wishing to respect the