Goldfish are pretty durable. People are always saying, “Yeah, we can’t kill this one. We’ve dropped it on the floor, left it in the sun,
After sifting through all the jabber about money, empirical evidence suggests there are only three reasons to save: 1. To provide a measure of security
Years ago, my siblings and I caught (pun intended, since part of the game revolves around “catching them all”) Pokémon fever when my brother received
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud When a sudden outbreak of supernatural sightings occurred in London, the people of the city immediately began to set
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With this week’s haftorah, we introduce a new function for the weekly prophetic selection. Until this point, the purpose of the haftorah was to strike
The first four chapters of the book of Eichah are alphabetical acrostics. Surprisingly, in the acrostics in Chapters 2, 3 and 4, the verses that
Last week, Rabbis Noach Sauber and Hersh Kasirer, the learning directors at Camp Dora Golding, launched what they called the “Say Thank You” program. Rabbi
We in Israel stand aghast, but not surprised, as we see the increasing number of murderous attacks on innocents abroad, as we have experienced for
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Families spend the nights of the Sedarim enjoying the time together and participating in the various traditions that many of us have inherited from our
