Attempts to deny the Holocaust or to compare Nazi behavior to that of the IDF continue unabated. On October 12, 87-year-old Ursula Hedwig Meta Haverbeck-Wetzel,
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 Batra
“And on the eighth day, the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.” (Vayikra 12:3) Uncle Sol claims to have over a hundred bris jokes.
Most readers have heard of the Miracle on the Hudson, where a skilled and courageous pilot saved his passengers and crew by landing his plane
I grew up using the Birnbaum Siddur. For years I stared at a line in its commentary about a prohibition of the recital of the
No matter where you go these days, people are taking pictures. We live in a world of “snappers” and just can’t seem to stop taking
My children’s beloved pediatrician recently shared an interesting insight with me. He noted that it is believed by many that the only part of our
Q) In honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut, may one get a haircut and shave? Rav Aviner: It’s allowed and is even an obligation (Hilchot Yom Ha’atzmaut
How many minutes a day do you speak on the phone or talk to someone in person? We spend so many of our waking hours
Parenting is complicated. I remember how naive I was as a younger parent and less-experienced educator, thinking that it was simple—wondering how parents could do
The story that unfolds in this week’s haftarah is a seemingly simple one. Taken from the Book of Melachim II, the haftarah requires some background.
Educational research is often quite valuable. However, sometimes it seems to be a waste of time, energy and communal money. Every decade or so, “new”
