I stood outside your blue and white synagogue in Gondar, Ethiopia, for the first time a little over a month ago, hoping to contribute to

May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Menachem Mendel Ben Harav Yoel David Balk, a”h.   This week we learned Shavuot

The word “olam” appears over 400 times in Tanach (in various forms). Even though we are used to it meaning “world,” this was not its

It is always intriguing to note the different choices for the hafatarah between Sephardim and Ashkenazim. A poignant example is the selection for Parshat Shemot.

During one of my visits to Eretz Yisrael a few years ago, I was getting ready to shave before Shabbos. Although my shaver was wired

The Torah recounts a puzzling episode when Moshe returns to Mitzrayim with the mission to lead the Bnei Yisrael out of Egypt. The verse says:

Parshat Shemot It is quite difficult to find a connection between the haftarah of Parshat Shemot, a selection from Sefer Yeshayahu, and the events depicted

This may seem like a strange topic for a rav of a Shul to talk about; however, since I enjoy sharing all facets of my

In contrast to the Torah’s silence about the childhood of Avraham Avinu, Parshat Shemot is rich in information about the origins of Moshe Rabbeinu. In

Sometimes it feels like a war. Every school administrator is familiar with the competing interests and desires of various constituencies that lobby, argue and plead

We noticed an anonymous letter to the editor in The Jewish Link’s last edition (“On Adult Children Who Pull Away From Their Families,” December 28,

No non-biblical evidence of the Exodus? Meet Manetho. This third-century BCE Egyptian priest/historian from Heliopolis wrote about the Exodus with a hint of the 10