We celebrate Purim every year to commemorate the celebration in ancient times, when joy conquered fear and good vanquished evil. The story of Esther and

I wasn’t going to write this article because I first thought that the information in it is obvious. What prompted me to write this was

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

This week, we have the only Biblical obligation to read from the Torah. It is a special portion speaking about the remembrance of Amalek, connecting

Boy, was I glad my son didn’t speak Hebrew! A few years back we were in Israel for a family simcha, and I wanted to

Most of us perceive Achashverosh as a character who was manipulated by Haman. This, however, is only one approach to Achashverosh. Chazal (Megilla 12a) argue

I spent many years researching this topic. It is time to keep everyone up to speed. Until the 19th century, a search in secular sources

This dvar Torah is dedicated l’iluy nishmat my mother, Miriam Mirel bas Shalom, a”h, whose yahrtzeit is this Shabbos, the 13th of Adar. Kids absolutely

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As an educator, I strive to think about the actions I have taken in the past and how they have affected my students, fellow teachers

Over breakfast in Yerushalayim a few weeks ago, I was talking about the state of American Jewish education with a friend who teaches graduates of

On March 1, 2017, the third day of Adar, the world lost a special soul. Mr. Chaim Silber, known to many by his nickname Lobo,