A one-time, unexpected expense could seriously damage a family’s carefully planned budget. Though fiscally appropriate and stringent in adhering to their financial plan, a family
Reviewing: “Gateways to Greatness,” by Rabbi Benjamin Yudin. Mosaica Press/Feldheim. Hardcover, 221 pages, 2017. ISBN-10: 1946351032. The Naftali Aron Torah Enrichment Program of Shomrei Torah
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 Bava
While living in Eretz Yisrael, I was delayed many times due to a chefetz chashud—a suspicious package—but I never got to witness the procedure up
The excitement is palpable. Eitan Shushan’s bar mitzvah will be held this coming Shabbat, im yirtzeh Hashem, at Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of
Parshat Shelach This week’s haftarah is taken from the second perek in Sefer Yehoshua, which actually relates events that took place even before those found
It was one of those moments that are priceless as a parent. When one of our children was about 7 years old, he woke up
What would you do if, with one change, your Jewish day school or yeshiva could: Advance students two years beyond their grade level in Hebrew
A recent article in The Jewish Link, “Learning Goes Beyond the Classroom: Reflections on Four Years at TABC,” by Meir Jacobs, made me want to
When we think of motorcycle riders, the typical stereotyped image that enters our minds is that of an rough-looking, Hell’s Angel-type, tattooed gang member riding
Part 8—Sunday June 4, 1939 (this letter continues from last week) Dear Wife, I cannot possibly reply to your letters today, since what I would
Reviewing: “Books of the People: Revisiting Classic Works of Jewish Thought,” edited by Stuart W. Halpern. Maggid Books. Hardcover, 372 pages, 2017. ISBN-10: 1592644708. Publisher’s
