By creation of both human and animal, the verses both state that each received a “living soul.” Rashi (Bereishit 2:7) points out, however, that the
Is the glass half-full or half-empty? Well, that really depends on the training you got. Are you the one who sees every blemish, who notices
Every day during math class, Max goes to the building next to his school for speech. One day when Max was leaving school, his friend
How to give so that everyone truly benefits. With the holidays of Purim and Pesach fast approaching, we are often asked to give tzedaka during
Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, a leading chasidic rabbi, was one of the most prominent rabbinic victims of the Holocaust. A leader of the Warsaw ghetto,
One of the more distinguishing life values that Judaism advocates is the type of food that a Jew eats. There are foods that a Jew
The 49ers never drop the ball. But how many of us make it through 49 nights from the second night of Pesach all the way
The parsha of Shemini engenders questions. Here are a few. Except for in a leap year, Parshat Shemini is always read after Pesach. What is
Sarah was born into a Moroccan family and lived in a suburb of Montreal, Quebec. Her family was traditional, but not very observant of mitzvos.
Many of us can remember when President John F. Kennedy exclaimed, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do
The parsha begins with the final day of inaugurating the Mishkan, and the first day of service. Certainly a tremendous day of joy and fulfillment:
Recently, I read a lovely story to my younger students. The book was “The Purim Surprise,” written by Lesley Simpson and illustrated by Peter Church
