It was the night of Tisha B’Av, Judaism’s most somber holiday, when I was in shul and spotted Josh’s pillow. It’s not unusual for someone

In Parshat Shoftim we read about the individual who was preparing for battle. In describing such a person the Torah writes, “When you do battle

It was a warm intimate gathering. No fanfare, no giant seudah, no major speaker, no live music, but last week’s meeting in the Vizhnitz beis

The recent decision to discontinue selling Ben and Jerry’s ice cream in selected areas of Israel has roused the Jewish world, supporters of Israel, and

Twice in my life I experienced an earthquake. The first time I was a young boy living in an apartment building in Washington Heights, New

Our sedra is famously known as “Parshat Eretz Yisrael.” While virtually every sedra in the Torah stresses the centrality of Israel, Ekev makes it crystal

Of the many life cycles that we mark, the yahrzeit is probably the one that is most filled with bittersweet emotions. “Yahrzeit” is a Yiddish

Tisha B’Av may have come and gone, but just because we can listen to music again doesn’t mean we need to stop listening to podcasts.

A standing-room-only crowd of community members, congregational rabbis and elected officials gathered in the large catering hall at Congregation Ohr Torah of Edison on July

(Sponsored Content) History was made last week with the celebration of a hachnosas sefer Torah in Woodbourne. This coming Sunday there will be yet another

(Courtesy of Boro Park 24) It is a place that has gained renown throughout the world. The century-old shul Bnei Israel Shul in Woodbourne, located

Where would the desert generation be without the heroic prayers of Moshe? Twice the young nation rebelled, first betraying their vows at Sinai, and subsequently