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
Bereishit 6:9 When Paul Jacobowitz thought of Newark, he thought of the largest city in New Jersey, located at the mouth of the Passaic River
Ms. Weintraub was a very popular and well-respected English teacher at Yeshiva Rambam in Brooklyn, New York, in 1976-1977. She might have had more impact
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I will never forget the Friday night at the Kotel 22 years ago. It was the fall, with the chill in the air and everyone
The word mabul is typically translated as “flood.” But in order to truly understand the meaning of a word, we must determine its three-letter root.
“Abba, the power is out in half of the rooms upstairs!” While trying to prepare drashot for Rosh Hashanah, that’s not what I wanted to
I am afraid. Alarms are ringing, our unit’s door slams shut—all while I am in the middle of leading a learning service at Rikers Island
Not many of my columns require research, but I felt this particular column deserved the respect that a few Google searches would confer. Folks, if
Over the past few months, I’ve gotten a lot of requests from readers to write about the upcoming historic election for what will probably be
Since I’ve made aliyah over four years ago, something invariably happens to me this time of year. Maybe it’s because I’m an autumn baby born
From Yerushalayim to Tel Aviv, from Haifa to Eilat, Saturday night at 10 p.m. has found Israelis of all stripes and affiliations riveted to their
