What a simcha to see Shaarei Orah’s own Joshua Schulz marry a wonderful young lady, Rachel Lina (Lini) Sassen, this past week in Israel! The

The excitement is palpable. Eitan Shushan’s bar mitzvah will be held this coming Shabbat, im yirtzeh Hashem, at Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of

Ashkenazic Jews are accustomed to seeing Sephardic Jews return late on Shabbat and Yom Tov evenings. It is well known that Sephardim read each word

Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky relates the following poignant story: I once sat on an overseas flight next to a talkative executive who was skeptical about his

The Maimon family of Teaneck was celebrating the bar mitzvah of their eldest son on Parshat Yitro of 5763 (2003). A large crowd had gathered,

Those who have visited both Sephardic and Ashkenazic batei knesset know that there are some differences in their content and style. While the core is

Yes! The Teaneck, Englewood and Tenafly eruvin connect! Anywhere from the northern side of Route 4 all the way north to Clinton Avenue lies well

For Sephardic Jews, Birkat Ha’Ilanot is not merely a beautiful bracha; it is an event! Besides reciting the bracha, the Sephardic siddur includes magnificent bakashot

Most readers have heard of the Miracle on the Hudson, where a skilled and courageous pilot saved his passengers and crew by landing his plane

One of the great questions confronted by thoughtful Jews is the role of Hashem in the Holocaust. While many thinkers address this issue, a most

What a statistic! The current issue of the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Action reports (https://www.ou.org/jewish_action/03/2017/data-divorce-q-dr-yitzchak-schechter) a study by Dr. Yitzchak Schechter (a clinical psychologist and director

Moshe Rabbeinu desperately and vigorously sought to dodge his appointment by Hashem as the redeeming agent of Israel. His primary motivation, explains Rashi, was the