When choosing a topic to write about, I typically reflect on issues that resonate deeply within my heart. I sometimes spend hours contemplating my ideas

A few years ago, I was trying to cultivate a prospective donor, sending him emails and messages that went unanswered. One evening, I finally met

A society in which technology enables us to deal effortlessly with many of life’s difficulties raises the issue of the value of challenges and struggles.

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The Basis of It All As we have seen, mitzvah observance fulfills Hashem’s Will and helps us grow. There are three main areas of growth

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: Is it permitted to change a baby’s diaper in the vicinity of or in a

Last week’s column (“Plain Rav Nachman,” December 5, 2024) presented several opinions as to plain Rav Nachman’s identity. Tosafot argue (A), that he was third-generation

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There are tens of thousands of former talmidim of Rabbi Meyer Fendel who will be mourning this remarkable man who passed away over this past

In this week’s parsha, Vayishlach, we encounter a powerful lesson on anxiety and faith from Yaakov Avinu. As he prepares to face his brother Esav,

Last week, I had two packages to send out. One was a bar mitzvah gift for a friend’s son; the other was a thank you

Upholding Torah values is far more complex than one might think. Values are articulated in the Torah in two forms. There are commandments and prohibitions,