Herut The root H-R-T only appears one time in the Tanakh (Ex. 32:16) and means “engraved,” so we have to look elsewhere for the origin
The end of Parshat Shemini focused on the laws of kashrut—which animals are considered to be kosher and which are not. The majority of the
Our Sages relate that the Torah is concerned with the money of the Jewish people. I feel that this is readily apparent from the fact
The problem is well known—there is considerable wealth in the Modern Orthodox community. The most recent PEW study of the American Jewish community found that
‘Taste of Memphis’ Shabbaton Scheduled for May 20–22 Faced with skyrocketing costs of housing and education, an increasing number of young Orthodox families are choosing
There are many stories behind the creation of my new website. One is an old story, the love of the written word. However, there were
Yeshiva University is proud to launch The Mordecai D. and Monique C. Katz School of Graduate and Professional Studies, which will offer students of all
Editor’s Note: East High Synagogue recently sent 20 high schools seniors to Poland. Zach delivered this speech in shul this past Shabbat after the group’s
Everyone loves their kid’s smile. When they are babies and we make them smile or laugh, it’s akin to winning the lottery. I still remember
No one likes doing their taxes. Yet according to recent reports, Americans spend 7.6 billion hours doing them every year. Go figure. But as it
As American Jews, we are thankfully a diverse group. But nearly all of us have at least one thing in common. We or our parents
This Pesach will be the 23rd yahrtzeit for the “Rav” (Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, zt”l). When he passed away during Pesach in 1993, it was
