I. Extent of the Prohibition Music, the Talmud says, is forbidden. How do we know this? The Gemara (Gittin 7a) answers with a few possible verses,

Deniers of the Jewish state’s right to exist repeatedly place Israel on the defensive to obscure their own untenable positions. Rarely are Palestinian Arabs challenged

While I typically prefer to write the news instead of being featured in it, there are moments in life when your personal and professional lives

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 Avoda

One of my favorite things to do at Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck, is to examine our wide variety of Sephardic siddurim

The power of connecting to others and bringing the welfare of other people into our consciousness is demonstrated by a very powerful anomaly that occurred

There is much to discuss in this biblical poem. I am limiting myself to a brief selection. Azi ve-zimrat: God is described as “azi ve-zimrat.”

Parshat Beshalach Chapters 4 and 5 of Sefer Shoftim, from which this week’s haftarah is taken, tell the story of Israel’s struggle against the northern

Part 13 (written 2004) (Continued from last week) In the Geisha House Since the Department of Commerce office was closed on every Sunday, my buddy

A few months ago, my wife sent me to a one-time free exercise class on the other side of town, across from Home Depot. The

It’s hard to believe that it has already been a year since the passing of my dear mother, Halina Wasilewicz (Chaya Ita bas Yaakov), on

This past April, the President signed the “Buy American and Hire American” (BAHA) executive order directing the Department of State (DOS); Department of Justice (DOJ);