A loving daughter and her adoring father were in disagreement. The daughter very much enjoys playing on her sports team at the university she attends.
It is our ultimate and most fundamental challenge and goal—to motivate the next generation of Jews to wholeheartedly embrace our mesorah/tradition. Teaching and analyzing texts,
Ms. Weintraub was a very popular and well-respected English teacher at Yeshiva Rambam in Brooklyn, New York, in 1976-1977. She might have had more impact
A lively discussion ensued at the conclusion of Rosh Hashanah at Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck. The topic was a hotly debated
Is there anyone who is not judged by Hashem upon his or her leaving this world? Most of us are under the impression from the
It is the moment we come closest to Hashem of the entire year, the rabbi reminds the kehilla. Every year I remind our congregants of
Many of the greatest Sephardic authorities of the prior generation, Rav Ovadia Yosef (Teshuvot Yechave Da’at 5:62), Rav Shalom Massas (Teshuvot Shemesh UMagein 1: EH:
A gnawing question arose after devoting much of this past summer to inspecting more than 20 communal eruvin in North America. Ranging from Canada to
People wonder whether emunah was easier in earlier generations than in current times. Undoubtedly, this generation faces some significant challenges regarding emunah. However, opportunities also
Beloved Shaarei Orah member Joe Negari called with a cutting-edge halachic question—does the halacha permit performing melacha on Shabbat via voice commands? Perhaps the prohibition
Bagels, cream cheese and lox are a favorite treat for many Jews, especially at a seudat brit milah. Why, then, do many Sephardic Jews refrain
You are antiquated! You live in the past! Such was the criticism hurled at a beloved member of Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of
