Part II In my last article (April 23), we considered “cyberbullying” as a form of lashon hara, circa 2016. We also began to answer the
The 33rd day of the Omer comes out on the 18th of Iyyar. When one looks at the sources prior to the period of the
Yom Hazikaron, as observed in Israel, is a day of remembering what was and what our people have had to lose in order to be
The concept of tradition evokes powerful emotions in religious debates. While less orthodox religious streams give tradition a vote, but not a veto, the more
We drove through the streets of Teaneck and Bergenfield on Yom Ha’atzmaut and wondered where all the flags were. Every year, on the day that
I have slowly been getting over the loss of my dear Grandma Flippy flip phone. It was very difficult in the beginning. My new screen
One of the great joys of being a parent that they don’t tell you before they send you home from the hospital is that occasionally
On Thursday, May 12, 16 students from Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School traveled with NJ NCSY to Houston to help with clean up and rebuilding in
Rabbi Eddie Shostak, Rav-Mechanech at the Hebrew Academy of Montreal, recently drove Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks to a speaking engagement for NCSY Montreal. He took
My bus didn’t leave for 20 minutes, so I decided to head up to Hudson News to get a quick snack. I chose to purchase
“We went out searching for our boys…and we discovered ourselves.” This week is a very emotional one in the Jewish calendar—especially here in Israel. Yom
As Lag B’Omer approaches, hundreds of thousands of people are preparing to gather in the storied hills of ancient Meron to celebrate the yahrzeit of
