It has been 105 years since November 11, 1918, when an armistice went into effect between the Allied nations and Germany. It was with unbridled
Close to three weeks ago, Hamas broke through the barrier that separated Gaza from Israel and proceeded to butcher, mutilate and murder innocent Israelis. As
Recently, my son offered to spare me the time and effort of purchasing the four species for the Sukkot festival. After specifying in a text
With the festival of Sukkot mere hours away, I cannot help but feel that the age-old, hallowed practice of na’anuim (shaking of the four species)
For Yiddish speakers, there is a certain irony inherent in the High Holy Days, particularly Yom Kippur. For a great many, the message of repentance
If there is any one nation that knows about labor, then we Jews ought to take a bow. For centuries, our people were subjected to
It is the prophet Amos who devotes the opening verses of his eponymous biblical book to asking seven rhetorical questions. Among those questions we find
I was more than a little amused when reading a recent article about J. Robert Oppenheimer, celebrated in 1945 as “the father of the atom
No observance of Tisha B’Av is complete without reviewing the sad and mournful incident involving a dinner party in Jerusalem. An egregious error occurred and
By Rabbi Shawn Zell Many an article has been written about the great blessing the United States has been to our people. I am not
I recall a Yiddish maxim of my teenage years which has remained with me. “Az meh hot nit kayn flaysh, redt men veggn flaysh—If one
We are told that, in biblical tradition, barley was primarily animal food, while wheat was thought to be the ideal human food. However true this
