December 25, 2024

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Rabbi Mendy Kaminker

Rabbi Mendy Kaminker is the rabbi of Chabad of Hackensack and the editorial director of Chabad.org.

Articles by Rabbi Mendy Kaminker

Be the Royal You Are

I have two questions: First, why did my daughter always want to dress up like a princess for Purim? And second, why are we so

Cancelling 2020? Not So Fast!

Can we cancel 2020? Like simply skipping directly to 2021? Will anyone be upset about it? I have seen many funny memes about 2020. But

Let’s Talk About Death

Let’s talk about something no one likes to talk about: Death. We need to talk about it because there is a crisis, and it’s getting

Thoughts on the Poway Shooting

Saturday night. After finishing the Havdalah service, I turned on my cell phone. I was still very much under the influence of Passover; the morning

My Purim at the Prison

As I was driving back from visiting the Jewish inmates at the Bergen County Jail, a quote by King Solomon came to mind. “It is

The Gift of Tahara

I was only 16 1/2 years old. But there I was, seriously considering doing something that even adults dread. But I had no choice. I

The Hypocrisy of Chanukah? Yes!

Want to clickbait a rabbi? Easy. Write an article in the Times, title it “The Hypocrisy of Hanukkah” and you’re done. Indeed, as soon as