These Torah thoughts are dedicated le’iluy nishmas Menachem Mendel Ben Harav Yoel David Balk a”h.   This week we learned Gittin 68-74. Here are some

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It was a breathtaking moment. I asked a group of highly successful Orthodox adults to raise their hand if they heard of the hundreds of

Do you know who really knows everything? The cab drivers in Eretz Yisrael. If you don’t believe me, just ask them. Actually, you don’t have

I noticed that kids nowadays don’t know what station wagons are. At least the kids I have nowadays. I showed them a picture and asked,

Part III My interest in the topic of forgiveness was inspired by my dear friend Sarah Light a”h. Sarah was an exemplary role model in

Teaching your kids manners is always a challenge. When they are at home, we always say “please” and “thank you” and hope that at least

You know what I realized? I write articles about dumb criminals all the time, and we all laugh, but that’s actually very judgmental of us.

‘Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence (Schocken Books, NY 2015) 305 pp., ISBN: 978-0-8052-4334-5 $28.95   Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks is the leading public

She’s only 14, but earlier this month, Estee Ackerman became a member of a very exclusive club when the Shabbat-observant teen participated in the U.S.

This past Presidents’ Day, my siblings were out seeing a movie and my parents were also out of the house. I myself, however, was in

I know that we are not supposed to ask or question when things happen to us that seem extremely difficult, or even unfair, if I