In this week’s parsha, the riveting story of Yosef Hatzadik reaches its climax as Yosef finally reveals himself to his brothers with the famous words,

We know Yaakov lived until 147 and that he descended to Egypt at 130. The question then becomes why the Torah had to go out

The entire focus of the pandemic response has been pragmatic. We should wear masks, we should social distance, we should avoid crowds (rallies notwithstanding), and

As we conclude Sefer Bereishit, we have learned many discrete lessons from our Avot and the others in the sefer. One question could be asked,

(Courtesy of the Biale Rebbe) More than a year has passed since the Biale Rebbe of Bnei Brak last visited New Jersey, yet hundreds are

One of the distinctive aspects of Judaism is its emphasis upon Torah study. Unlike other religions in which study is generally relegated to “men of

Pesachim 28a It’s 1 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, Erev Pesach. The rabbi has already sold the chametz at 11:19 a.m. But I forgot to sell

We encounter, in this week’s parsha, one of the remarkable acts of self-sacrifice, and in the process the formation of a great leadership quality: the

Last Shabbos was Parshat Miketz. Something unusual happened last Shabbos: We read the haftarah assigned to Parshat Miketz. Assuming I counted correctly, over 100 years,

Every year around Chanukah time I call or visit my friend Joe Wolf to wish him a happy birthday. This year he turned 102 years

Jack was on a Birthright trip for the first time in Israel. The tour stopped at one of the largest yeshivos in Eretz Yisrael, Mir

Raised in the lap of his father Yaakov, with a whole world and future ahead of him, one day it all turns sour and so