Arthur and Betty Schwartz, Englewood, announced the engagement of their son Sammy to Bassy Schwartz, daughter of Robbie Schwartz of Far Rockaway and Naomi Rothschild

Ricky and Lisa Finkel of Teaneck announced the engagement of their son Jacob to Hannah Wolkenfeld, daughter of Tzippy and Mark Wolkenfeld of West Hempstead,

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

Bereishit: 45: 26 “Dad, come here, you gotta see this.” Ron Dworkin tried to ignore his son. “Dad! Hurry up!” Ron walked over to the

Serving as the rabbi and halachic authority of a heterogeneous Sephardic kehila such as Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck, is a most

One of the last kings of Judah was Yehoyachin. We know from the books of Jeremiah and Kings that he was exiled by Nebuchadnezzar 11

Yehuda was struggling with his recent interactions with the viceroy of Egypt (really his brother Yosef). Nothing was adding up. The interrogations, the returned money

In my tenure as chairperson of a middle school child study team, I watched the pendulum swing back and forth in the arenas of parenting

Parshat Vayigash One of the best-known prophecies in all of Tanach is “The Vision of the Dry Bones” delivered by the navi Yechezkel. In it,

Parshat Shemot sets the stage for the Exodus by recounting how the Israelites became enslaved (Exod. 1:7-14). First, we are told that a “new king”

This week, one of the non-Jewish teachers in yeshiva related that he is surprised that there were regular general studies classes during Chanukah. He noted

After about 30 years of safe driving, I got a ticket. I loathe driving in New York City, but like any father your children bat