I was recently approached by a friend who had been a baal teshuva (a non-practicing Jew, now an observer) for the past 16 years. He

Worrying about a possible religious erosion once he is retired, Moshe exhorts the Jewish people toward the trait of yirat shamayim. He presents this trait

A few months ago, my wife and I were invited to a wedding at the Roemer Synagogue in Teaneck, New Jersey. As I usually do

Forty-five years ago, Rabbi Simcha Bamberger came to Manchester, England as one of the city’s first four kollel yungeleit. Rav Osher Westheim, one of the

Ezzy and Milt were neighbors in an apartment building. One day, Milt asked Ezzy to tell him why he has a small “case” hanging on

Moshe desperately pleads with God to be granted entry to the land he has coveted for 40 years; despite his furious prayers his request is

Last week was the season of siyums across the Jewish world, as many carnivores flocked to meals in restaurants, homes, camps, and shuls where masechtot

“Ein od milvado”—There is none other besides for Him.” This week’s parsha advances the core idea of belief in God: “And you should know today

More than 2,500 bachurim craned their necks to catch a glimpse of the Rosh Yeshiva as he arrived. There was a palpable hush in the

If someone stood watch outside your home in order to make sure you were safe, you would surely thank them. If they kept the bad

Near the end of his life, Moshe Rabbeinu gathered klal Yisrael together to rebuke them for the sins they committed in the 40 years of

One of the most gratifying aspects about the State of Israel is the sweeping support it engenders across so many varied Jewish communities. It is