A number of years ago a friend of mine married a woman from a very upscale neighborhood. After a few months of Shabbos and yom

Part IV With one of the darkest episodes in our history, the “Sin of the Golden Calf,” still fresh in my mind, I will fast

In Parshat Shmini, Hashem instructs the Kohanim that when they serve in the Mishkan, and later in the Beit Hamikdash, they not engage in their

Shabbat HaGadol, the Shabbat immediately preceding Pesach, is a time of frantic final organization and cleaning for the holiday. In this spirit, and in final

Today, as I celebrate my second Purim as a citizen of the State of Israel, I look back on the past year and I can

Part II In towns all over America and on many school campuses, sports rule! For day schools a more measured approach is necessary. However, Jewish

When you feel a tightness in your chest, it can mean several things. Heart attack, panic attack or you just received a message from one

1. Pesach cleaning is a major point of contention in many households. For example, you want to clean as much as possible, but you have

Restored violins from the Holocaust serve as testaments to the human spirit. The violin has been deeply ingrained in Jewish tradition for hundreds of years.

We were driving back from Montreal on Shushan Purim and could not believe the discussions that were taking place on the radio. It didn’t really

During every single speech from the AIPAC Policy Conference’s general sessions, where the entire population in attendance assembled in the Verizon Center, it felt to

Six months have passed since Rosh Hashana 5776 and during that time, Klal Yisrael has lost 57 neshamos in the tri-state area (below the age