Bamidbar: 27:1-11 Devora was called into one of the senior partners’ offices at Watkins, Guthof and Schwartz five or six times a day for some

For those not familiar with Sephardic practice, this comes as a complete shock. Upon hearing Sephardim reciting amen after the bracha of Hashkiveinu, one recognizes

The Gemara in Bechorot poses the question as to why honey is considered to be kosher. The Torah prohibits any secretion or part of a

As a follow-up to last week’s column, please note the following important information regarding the Teaneck eruv. 1) The Teaneck Eruv Team—The Teaneck eruv has

In his role as an itinerant storyteller (and a summer camp doctor), the Maggid has been privileged to serve on the staff of a wonderful

May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Menachem Mendel Ben Harav Yoel David Balk a”h. This week we learned Bava Kama

In last month’s article, we observed the convergence of Torah precepts and psychological theories regarding the critical role “self-love” plays as a prerequisite for healthy

“Actually, you know, my middle son was studying 18th-century history and the American War of Independence, and he said to me the other day, ‘You

The closing words of today’s haftorah are among the most familiar in all of Tanach. The navi Micha’s statement that Hashem demands no more of

Every Friday night we say in Eishet Chayil, “Gimalat’hu tov vilo ra—She bestows good and never bad all the days of her life” (Mishlei 31:12).

This week’s haftarah is taken from the second perek in Sefer Yehoshua, which actually relates events that took place even before those found in the

The haftarah that we read from Sefer Zecharya this week is one familiar to us, for it serves as the reading for Shabbat Chanukah as