Rabbi Kenneth Brander, Author at The Jewish Link

Scared and Proud: The Opportunity of This Generation

(Below is the transcript of the Yom Hazikaron Address delivered this past Wednesday night to the YU student body.) I have no idea of what

From Paris with Brotherly Love

“Un juif est heureux comme dieu en France” (A Jew is as happy as God in France). This famous Yiddish saying dates back to 1791,

Butterflies, Journeys, and Destinations

We all have moments when we feel butterflies in our stomach, but for these past few weeks those moments have seemed endless. First there was

Our Pesach Agenda

This prayer was compiled by Rabbi Yissachar-Bernard Davids who, prior to World War II, served as Chief Rabbi in Rotterdam, Holland. During the war, he

The Four Cups of Redemption

Perhaps the most fascinating halakha associated with the rabbinic commandment of daled kosot is mentioned in the first Mishna in Arvei Pesachim. The Mishnah (99b)

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