In this community, many have the good fortune of being invited to weddings all the time. Some are more memorable than others. However, I can

Typically, we find ourselves in our own modified 24-hour news cycle. Events in the world transpire, which in turn elate, horrify or concern us, and

May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Menachem Mendel ben Harav Yoel David Balk, a”h.  Why is it hard to convict?

Parshas Ki Seitzei I was recently in Miami, Florida, for my niece’s wedding. We were driving back to return our rental car next to the

At Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck, we are eager to grow and improve. When Rav Amar visited our kehilla three weeks ago,

During the haftarah reading of parshat Va’era, we are all jarred when this king’s name is read with that middle “R.” What is going on

Parshat Ki Teitzei The final chapters of Sefer Yeshayahu, from the 40th perek until the 66th, are known as the pirkei geula, the chapters of

During the past couple of weeks, our 3 ½- (and ¼ ) -year-old son, Dovid, wakes up every morning and asks if it’s Shabbos Kodesh.

Reviewing “Ceremony & Celebration: Introduction to the Holidays” by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Maggid Books, an imprint of Koren Publishers Jerusalem Ltd. Hardcover, 336 pages, 2017.

Editor’s note: Rabbi Goldwasser offers some important tips for young women as they prepare to study in Israel. Be open to all that happens around

Part 11 (continued from last week) In the fall of 1944, many refugees embarked on their journey back. In order to get tickets for the

We, the generation that was born after World War II, have a special obligation to our grandchildren and great grandchildren. We must tell them what