One of the interesting paradoxes of human life is our tendency to copy one another and to try to “fit in” with friends and acquaintances,

In March 2011, the New York Times attempted to discover the happiest person in the world. Using a formula called the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, the paper found

One of the central themes of the episode of Har Sinai is the immense unity that the Jewish people enjoyed as they encamped at the

Sometimes, when it’s late at night and the whole world is still, you can feel like you’re the only one alive.  As you roam around,

It is a word that one hears frequently these days, in many contexts. The word is process. It is a word that reflects our growing

The latest TorahWeb.org Leil Iyun will take place at 8:00 PM on Sunday, May 12, at Bnai Yeshurun. It will feature Rav Hershel Schachter discussing

Last month, President Obama challenged our memories. On a stage full of mothers who have lost children in recent gun violence attacks, the president spoke

One of the biggest challenges I have as a teacher and parent is motivating young people to sing and dance as they rejoice on Shabbat

Perhaps the most fascinating halakha associated with the rabbinic commandment of daled kosot is mentioned in the first Mishna in Arvei Pesachim. The Mishnah (99b)