The nascent nation of Israel has been through quite a lot. Centuries of persecution and slavery, attempted mass murder of their infant sons and redemption.

May the learning be a merit le’iluy nishmas Menachem Mendel ben Harav Yoel Dovid Balk a’h.   This week Daf Yomi began Messeches Kiddushin. We

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Many Kehillot in Teaneck pride themselves in their devotion to study of the Rambam. This author even witnessed one Beit Kenesset in which the Rambam’s

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There is a custom that when children first start learning Chumash, they begin with reading the first pasuk of Sefer Vayikra. A number of suggestions

It’s playoff time in Cougar Nation at Yeshivat Frisch, with teams competing for titles in volleyball, hockey and basketball. In addition to the many fans

On Tuesday evening, March 1, Dr. Gabriel Farkas, a graduate of both Ben-Gurion University’s Medical School for International Health (MSIH) and Yeshiva University, addressed students

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In life, there are winners and losers. That is just the way it is. You learn at a very young age that you learn the