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

Darkness. Then the beams of flashlights. Followed by the glow of a candle. The Birnbaum family was scouring the house for the last morsels of

What a statistic! The current issue of the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Action reports (https://www.ou.org/jewish_action/03/2017/data-divorce-q-dr-yitzchak-schechter) a study by Dr. Yitzchak Schechter (a clinical psychologist and director

Ve-higadeta le-vincha bayom hahu… (“You shall tell your son on that day”) is a key verse of the Seder night. But what exactly does vehigadeta

On the Seder night, one of the great tzadikim of Yerushalayim physically brings to life the words of the Haggadah. In the very beginning of

Shabbat HaGadol Parshat Metzora After studying today’s haftarah, one realizes that there seems to be very little connection to the fact that it is the

Recently, I saw an article about the American classic song “Ol’ Man River” from the 1927 musical and 1936 film classic “Show Boat.” The song

Part IV We recently began Sefer Vayikra, which is devoted to the topic of korbanot, the manner in which we’re meant to get “close” to

The Pesach Seder coming up very soon at a home near you will not be offering a different story. Still, the bookstore will no doubt

“In every generation, we are obligated to act as if we, ourselves, were taken out of Mitzrayim.” As parents and educators, in keeping with the