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 Metzia

Devarim: 31:19 Once, in the town of Rutherford, there lived a very contrary man named Ephraim Effenbacher. He had to do everything his own way.

Is there anyone who is not judged by Hashem upon his or her leaving this world? Most of us are under the impression from the

It’s something we probably don’t appreciate enough. It’s a wonderful thing to be part of a community that is so eager to perform acts of

During the service performed by the kohen gadol on Yom Kippur, the mizrak, a vessel that contained the blood of the bull and goat sacrifice

“Wherever you find the greatness of the Holy One—there you will find His humility,” a fact proven from the Torah, the Nevi’im and the K’tuvim.

This might seem like an easy question but it is actually a very challenging one. Why? Neither the noun mechila nor the verb MChL appear

It was the First World War. They were soldiers on opposing sides but they were fellow Jews. Some fought for Russia, part of the Entente,

As children, most of us enjoyed reading those exciting fairy- and nursery-tale collections authored by Charles Perrault of France, the Brothers Grimm of Germany and

The High Holidays are upon us. A time of reflection, a time of trepidation when thinking about the future and how we are seen in

Yom Kippur is a time to mochel people. “Forgive and forget,” they say. And I’ve got that covered. As time goes on, I find that

Commingling business and personal funds is a dangerous game. Think of it like this—most likely, a major reason why you incorporated your business was for