(Part III of III) Teaching children to daven and embrace tefilah is at the heart of our Jewish identity and life experience. Thus far in
This month marks 25 years since I had the privilege of entering Rav Abba Bronspiegel’s shiur at the Yeshiva University’s Mazer Yeshiva Program. We continue
On the Shloshim Lillian Vernon died on the eighth day of Chanukah 5775—December 14, 2015. She lived life fully until her very last moments. Her
I have recently been told that my columns are too much about me and not enough about my boys or anything else. Of course my
We live in an exciting age of air travel. A plane that just a few years ago could hold only 50 people now holds 200.
It looks as though next week will be a great time to go out to a restaurant and have some peace and quiet. Although the
The Talmud cryptically teaches us that in every generation, 36 righteous people “greet the Shechina,” the Divine Presence. From this arcane reference has emerged the
In New York and New Jersey, many Jewish day schools have their winter vacation this week and next. Here are some tools that might be
Josh Steinberg had never been to a movie mogul’s office before. He was expecting it to be lavish, or at least plush. But he was
Does one Levi suffice for the washing of the hands of the Kohanim or should all Levi’im in the synagogue help the Kohanim prepare for
Periodically, at a simcha, the waiter will give the guests a choice of what kind of soup they would like. When the waiter asks me
An Electric Scooter on Shabbat: Can an ill person use an electric scooter if it’s a gerama (delayed action, permissible on Shabbat in certain extenuating
