Avraham is, at first glance, one of my most successful students. He presents himself as a proud, well-adjusted, Modern Orthodox yeshiva high school graduate. During

Over Chol Hamoed Pesach, New Jersey Yachad joined NCSY at Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari. Participants enjoyed rides, dancing together at a live concert

We have lamen­ted the fact that we no longer make Pesach. Most people think we are slightly crazy for missing the preparations for when our

Part II With the success of my original recounting of Mr. Twain’s comments on various topics pertaining to current events, he recently provided me with

We have been celebrating several holidays that have many rich traditions; some traditions are more global in nature while others are personal and unique to

Part I I have just recently completed translating the letters that my father, Josef Strauss, Z’L, wrote to my mother, Bertha Strauss, Z’L, from on

Can independent contractors form unions to collectively bargain as a group? A federal court in Seattle says no. The matter reached court after drivers for

A while back, I attended a family simcha in New Square, a Hasidic village in Ramapo, New York. The lunchroom cum auditorium doubles as a

So apparently, April 22 is Earth Day. Most of us don’t care about Earth Day, because we don’t get off of work. (Though this year

When I was a young boy, going to the movies was just about the height of entertainment, especially for a 10 year old. I remember

Over the past several decades, it has become the norm in most Modern Orthodox communities for high school graduates to study in Israel for a

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