Part I The Rambam, in his commentary on the Torah, repeatedly references the well-known truism, “Ma’aseh avot siman lebanim—The actions of our forefathers are signposts
Part III of III On a late December night in 2013, I was surfing the Internet when I happened onto a website created by a
I honestly understand why members of the Rabbinical Council of America were compelled to make another public statement on the matter of female clergy. Although
On Saturday evening, November 14, a cantorial concert was held at Congregation Rinat Yisrael in Teaneck. The concert comprised cantorial classics performed by master chazanim.
Consider this rude awakening: Statistics indicate that approximately one in four girls and one in six boys are sexually assaulted before age 18. It may
The Rabbinical Council of Bergen County (RCBC) is deeply pained to learn of the allegations of abuse of a minor made against a member of
As Burt Sosovsky hung from the roof of his house in Allamuchy, New Jersey, holding on to the cold metal edge of the gutter for
There is great excitement when a young couple meet and there is a spark of connection. The excitement builds and reaches its peak with the
When I was a student pursuing my master’s at Fordham’s School of Social Work, one of the classes I took was titled “Advanced Clinical Assessment
Jonathan Pollard is scheduled this week for release after spending 30 years in prison. He was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to
Our Forefather Yitzchak Made a Mistake: I heard an explanation: Just like in the times of Yitzchak, he made a mistake by giving his blessing
In this week’s parshah (31:30), Lavan says to Yakov: nichsof nichsafta le-veit avicha—you longed for your father’s house. The two words nichsof and nichsafta are
