The calendar year is coming to a close. Investment firms are reminding us to contribute to our IRAs before year-end. Nonprofits are sending emails to

Parshat Vayechi launches with the scene of Yaakov’s passing while it concludes with Yosef’s death-bed request. Confident in the ultimate redemption from Egypt, he pleads

Upon his southern descent to Egypt, Yaakov sojourns in the city of Be’er Sheva and experiences a dramatic nighttime visit from God, replete with Divine

Magnifying the good, minimizing everything else. Preparing for Asara B’Tevet. Think about the most recent simcha you went to. While for some, the ba’al/ba’alei simcha

A few years ago I discovered I had celiac disease, which means I cannot eat gluten. No more regular challah, cookies and cakes. At home,

וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלָיו אֵת כָּל דִּבְרֵי יוֹסֵף אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֲלֵהֶם וַיַּרְא אֶת הָעֲגָלוֹת אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַח יוֹסֵף לָשֵׂאת אֹתוֹ וַתְּחִי רוּחַ יַעֲקֹב אֲבִיהֶם – And they told

וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלָיו אֵת כָּל דִּבְרֵי יוֹסֵף אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֲלֵהֶם וַיַּרְא אֶת הָעֲגָלוֹת אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַח יוֹסֵף לָשֵׂאת אֹתוֹ וַתְּחִי רוּחַ יַעֲקֹב אֲבִיהֶם – And they told

Dedicated in loving memory of Baila bat Mordechai v’Rachel, Dr. Beth Cunin, by Sharona and Baruch Benoff Let us review where we have visited the

My wife’s grandfather, Rav Moshe Aaron Poleyeff, zt”l, a rosh yeshiva of Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan Theological Seminary for 46 years, passed away in 1966. Rav

“I can’t believe it’s almost over!” Those words said so often at the end of Chanukah (and our other holidays). It expresses the feeling that

It is easy to give thanks to Hashem when all is going well. When we have plenty of money, are in good health and our

  Jewish festivals mark watershed moments in our national history. They celebrate both events that advanced our historical mission as well as pivotal moments in