It is the moment we come closest to Hashem of the entire year, the rabbi reminds the kehilla. Every year I remind our congregants of

The two different haftarot that we read on the two separate days of Rosh Hashanah focus upon two different themes of the chag. The first

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The sounds of the shofar pierce the early-morning hours in shuls around the world this month. It is a clarion call to action. A wake-up

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ROI (return on investment) is something that we think about routinely. Investors want to know what type of return they can expect to receive on

The shofar has always been a pivotal part of my Rosh Hashanah experience. Even when I was very young, and spent most of the day

The Yemei Rachamim v’Ratzon is fast approaching, and all of klal Yisrael seek to garner as many zechusim as possible. The office of Kollel Chatzos

Chief Anthony Verley has been with the Teaneck Fire Department for 29 years. This translates into 29 years of overseeing the four fire stations and

There are over 6,300 lone soldiers currently serving in the IDF—6,300. I can’t begin to wrap my head around that staggering statistic. It is already

The Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin was founded in 2009 by a group of lone soldiers aware of and concerned with the

Over the past few weeks, I have had the privilege of attending many weddings. No two were the same; in fact, all of them were