Two months ago, “Chaim,” the bar mitzvah boy came with his mother and young brothers and sisters to our shelter.  It is terribly sad that

While in the world of schools students work to avoid receiving an “F” on an assignment, they often work just as hard to convince the

Everyone has his or her own voice. Some express it loudly and clearly; some just mumble or whisper. There are those who let their voices

“And the man Moshe was exceedingly humble, more so than any person on the face of the earth” (Bamidbar 12:3) A close look at this

Rabbi Dr. Noam Weinberg, in an article posted on JewishIdeas.org, speaks of the need for today’s Jewish educators to be able to relate to their

Len headed to the last spot in the last row of the classroom and slid down low in the seat. He was only 13 years

The 20th of day of the month of Sivan (chof Sivan) has been designated by sages to be a day of fasting and commemoration of

When you ask someone to stop gossiping it can get awkward. On one hand, you don’t like what the other person is doing. On the

In a continuing effort to get to know our wonderful mechanchim and hear their opinions about important issues and concerns facing our school-aged children, the

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